Framingham Earl
St. Andrew's Church, Framingham Earl
Framingham Earl is located in Norfolk
Framingham Earl
Framingham Earl
Location within Norfolk
Area2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Population871 2011
• Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG276027
• London96 miles (154 km)
Civil parish
  • Framingham Earl
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR14
Dialling code01508
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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52°34′30″N 1°21′31″E / 52.57488°N 1.35852°E / 52.57488; 1.35852

Framingham Earl is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located 5.8 miles (9.3 km) north-west of Loddon and 4.6 miles (7.4 km) south-east of Norwich.

History

Framingham Earl's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the village or homestead of Fram's people. The addition of 'Earl' was added due to the fact the village was traditionally part of the estates of the Earl of Norfolk.[1]

Framingham Earl has been identified as the site of possible Roman settlement due to the discovery of coins, pottery, tiles and bricks during an excavation of a new gas pipeline in 1992.[2]

In the Domesday Book of 1086, Framingham Earl is listed alongside Framingham Pigot as a settlement of 61 households in the hundred of Henstead. At the time the villages were divided between the East Anglian estates of King William I, Bishop Odo of Bayeux, Roger Bigod and Godric the Steward.[3]

Geography

According to the 2011 Census, Framingham Earl has a population of 871 residents living in 374 households. Furthermore, the Parish of Framingham Earl has a total area of 0.99 square miles (2.6 km2).[4]

Framingham Earl falls within the constituency of South Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Richard Bacon MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.

St. Andrew's Church

Framingham Earl's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and is one of Norfolk's 124 remaining Anglo-Saxon round-tower churches. The church tower dates from the Eleventh Century with the chancel being an earlier survival, the interior features rare surviving Medieval stained-glass depicting Saint Margaret and Saint Catherine.[5]

Amenities

Framingham Earl High School is located within the village and operates as part of the Sapientia Education Trust. The school has a student body of around 800 and was rated as a 'Good' school in 2014 by Ofsted,[6] a decision which was upheld in 2022.[7] The school shares its site with a Sports Centre which opened in 2006 and offers exercise classes and sports to the local community. The centre is currently under the management of South Norfolk Council.

Notable Residents

War Memorial

Framingham Earl's war memorial takes the form of a marble plaque with a carved wooden border, located inside St. Thomas' Church. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:

References

  1. ^ University of Nottingham. Retrieved January 04, 2023. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Framingham%20Earl
  2. ^ Spooner, S. (2005). Retrieved 04, 2023. https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?TNF101-Parish-Summary-Framingham-Earl-(Parish-Summary)
  3. ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved January 04, 2023. https://opendomesday.org/place/XX0000/framingham-earl-and-pigot/
  4. ^ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved January 04, 2023. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006546
  5. ^ Knott, S. (2006). Retrieved January 04, 2023. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/framinghamearl/framinghamearl.htm
  6. ^ Ofsted. (2014). Retrieved January 04, 2023. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2430151
  7. ^ Ofsted. (2022). Retrieved January 04, 2023. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50201110

External links

Media related to Framingham Earl at Wikimedia Commons

Civil parishes of South Norfolk
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