Horningtoft
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Horningtoft is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Horningtoft is located Template:Convert north of Dereham and Template:Convert north-west of Norwich.
History
Horningtoft's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the curtilage of the people of the horn.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Horningtoft is listed as a settlement of 16 households in the hundred of Laundich. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of King William I.[2]
Geography
According to the 2021 census, Horningtoft has a population of 157 people which shows an increase from the 127 people recorded in the 2011 census.[3]
St. Edmund's Church
Horningtoft's parish church is dedicated to Saint Edmund the Martyr and dates from the Thirteenth Century. St. Edmund's is located on Church Road and has been Grade II listed since 1984.[4] The church no longer holds Sunday service but is part of the Upper Wensum Benefice.[5]
St. Edmund's Churchtower collapsed in the late Eighteenth Century.[6]
Governance
Horningtoft is part of the electoral ward of Hermitage for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.
The village's national constituency is Mid Norfolk which has been represented by the Conservative's George Freeman MP since 2010.
Notable Residents
- Fuller Pilch- (1804-1870) Norfolk and Kent cricketer, born in Horningtoft.
War Memorial
Horningtoft's war memorials are two brass plaques in St. Edmund's Church which list the following names for the First World War:[7]
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial/Commemoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pte. | Thomas Annison | 15th Bn., Queen's Royal Regiment | 4 Feb. 1917 | St. Edmund's Churchyard |
| Pte. | Miles Riches | 11th Bn., Suffolk Regiment | 22 Mar. 1918 | Arras Memorial |
The following names were added after the Second World War:
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial/Commemoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCpl. | Alfred W. Makins | 6th Bn., Queen's Own Royal Regiment | 15 Apr. 1943 | Medjez-El-Bab Memorial |
| Pte. | Laura M. Collinson | Auxiliary Territorial Service | 29 Apr. 1944 | Fakenham Cemetery |
References
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