Bawsey
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Bawsey is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is about Script error: No such module "convert". east of the town of King's Lynn and Script error: No such module "convert". west of the city of Norwich.[1][2] The village sits astride of the B1145 King's Lynn to Mundesley road that dissects North Norfolk west to east.
The village's name means 'Beaw's island'[3]
The civil parish has an area of Script error: No such module "convert". and in the 2011 census had a population of 216 in 105 households.[4] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[5] It forms part of the North West Norfolk constituency in the House of Commons. Norfolk County Council is responsible for roads, some schools, and social services.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The church was dedicated to St James and has been in ruins since at least 1745. The building and its surrounding area were the subject of a live dig by the Time Team programme in 1998. They determined it started life as a monastic settlement before becoming the parochial church of Bawsey; also during the weekend dig, the Norman arch under the former central tower was restored after it had collapsed some years before.[6]
War memorial
The War Memorials for Ashwicken, Bawsey and Leziate are located in All Saint's Church, Ashwicken. It holds the following names for the First World War:
- Rifleman William Watson (d.1917), 11th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
- Private Robert J. Britton (1888–1916), 6th Battalion, Border Regiment
- Private Maurice G. Allison (d.1916), 1st (North Midland) Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
- Private Thomas H. Reed (d.1916), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Bertie E. Beales (1896–1918), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private William Newell (d.1917), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Walter Law (1893–1918), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Herbert Watson (d.1918), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private George Wilkin (d.1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
And, the following names for the Second World War:
- Able-Seaman Raymond C. Powley (1922–1941), HMS Nile[7]
References
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- ↑ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. Template:ISBN
- ↑ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 236 - King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. Template:ISBN
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- ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001)
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- ↑ Roll of Honour. (2007). Retrieved October 30, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Ashwicken.html
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Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.