Repps with Bastwick
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Repps with Bastwick is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It comprises the adjacent villages of Bastwick and Repps, which are situated some Script error: No such module "convert". north-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and Script error: No such module "convert". north-east of the city of Norwich. The parish borders the River Thurne and Bastwick is at the south end of the bridge which carries the A149 road over that river to the village of Potter Heigham.[1]
The civil parish has an area of Script error: No such module "convert". and in the 2001 census had a population of 401 in 172 households, the population reducing to 391 in the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.[3]
The church of Repps-with-Bastwick St Peter is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.Template:Fact
Toponymy
The name 'Repps' is uncertain 'Strips of land' or perhaps, 'district/community'.Template:Fact
The name 'Bastwick' means 'Bast specialised farm'.Template:Fact
War memorial
Repps-with-Bastwick's war memorial is a stone cross located in St. Peter's Churchyard. It holds the following names for the First World War:
- Able-Seaman Edgar J. Mitchell (1886–1916), S.S. Zoroaster
- Lance-Corporal George S. Dack (1894–1918), 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- Deckhand Samuel Johnson (1885–1916), H.M. Trawler Cantatrice
- Engineman William R. King (1889–1916), H.M. Drifter Waveney II
- Gunner Albert G. Grimble (1892–1917), 217th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
- Private Sidney C. Grimble (1897–1918), 18th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
- Private Charles F. Dowe (1898–1916), Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division
- Private Charles J. Mitchell (1882–1916), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Albert S. Dack (1899–1918), 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
And, the following for the Second World War:
- Able-Seaman Frederick W. Blogg (d.1942), HMS Cornwall (56)
- Aircraftman Second-Class Frank J. Johnson (1921–1939), No. 99 Squadron RAF
- Fusilier George F. Dean (d.1944), 7th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
- Private Ralph S. Nichols (1922–1943), 6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
Notes
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- ↑ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. Template:ISBN.
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- ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
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http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Repps%20with%20Bastwick
External links
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- St Peter's on the European Round Tower Churches website
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