Ridlington, Norfolk
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Ridlington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Witton, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England.[1] The village is Script error: No such module "convert". north-east of Norwich, Script error: No such module "convert". south east of Cromer and Script error: No such module "convert". north-east of London. The village lies Script error: No such module "convert". east of the town of North Walsham.The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The civil parish was merged into Witton on 1 April 1935.[2] In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 180.[3]
Description
The village of Ridlington is in the eastern part of the large parish of Witton. The name Ridlington is thought to derive from the Old English for Hrethel’s people’s enclosure.[4] The village is surrounded by land largely in arable use. Many of the fields were owned by a single landowner, John Owles.
The Domesday Book
Ridlington has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085 where its population, land ownership and productive resources were extensively detailed along with the other settlement of Witton[5] In the survey Ridlington is recorded by the name of Ridlinketuna, in the hundred of Tunstead.[6] The main tenants being Ranulf brother of Ilger. The survey also indicate the presence of a priest in Witton. Despite the evidence for Saxon activity in Witton, the settlement does not appear to have been particularly populous or valuable, and Ridlington even less so. Despite the mention of a priest, there is no listing of a church or chapel in the settlements.
The Church of St Peter Ridlington
The exquisite tower, with its four Evangelist pinnacles, was built by Thomas Stacy, who died 11 April 1411.
The General History of Norfolk 1829, by John Stacy, records his tomb in the chancel, with a brass plate inscribed:
Presbyter hic stratus quidam jacet intumulatus Vir bonus et gratus Thomas Stacy vocitatus Cantor Subtilis pueris Magnus Relevator Et Campanilis, Ridlington, erat fabricator M.Anno C. quator bis XI, ruit iste Luce bis X et I April stet sibi Christe . Amen
Translated:
A Priest lies here A good and generous man called Thomas Stacy A great singer and child of the Redeemer And he was the builder of Ridlington Bell Tower In 1411, he stood before Christ on 11 April. Amen
The inscription was lost when a German Zeppelin bomb damaged the Chancel end of the Church, around midnight on 24/25 April 1916.
Gallery
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parish church of Saint Peter, Ridlington
References
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- ↑ OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East. Template:ISBN.
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- ↑ A Popular Guide to Norfolk Place-names: by James Rye: Published by Larks press, Dereham, Norfolk, 2000; Template:ISBN
- ↑ The Domesday Book, England's Heritage, Then and Now, (Editor: Thomas Hinde), Norfolk, page 192, Ridlington, Template:ISBN
- ↑ Open Domesday Online: Ridlington, Norfolk, accessed April 2018.
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