Chedgrave is a village and civil parish in English county of Norfolk.
Chedgrave is located north of Loddon, separated by the River Chet, and south-east of Norfolk.
History Chedgrave's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and likely derives from the Old English for Ceatta's pit or grove.
In the Domesday Book, Chedgrave is described as consisting of 73 households located in the hundred of Loddon. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Ralph Baynard.
Geography According to the 2021 census, Chedgrave has a population of 1,052 people which shows a minor increase from the 1,051 people recorded in the 2011 census.
Chedgrave is located along the course of the River Chet with the A146, between Norwich and Lowestoft, passing through the parish.
All Saints' Church Chedgrave's parish church is a tower-less church dating from the Twelfth Century, located on Hardley Road which has been Grade I listed since 1960.
All Saints' was heavily restored in both the Georgian and Victorian eras as well as having a brick extension built in the 1990s. The church features an oak door dated to 1819 as well as Continental stained-glass windows which were allegedly extracted from Rouen Cathedral after the French Revolution.
All Saints' Church features a memorial to General John Barrett of the British Indian Army who died on 15th October 1880 in Rawalpindi, Punjab.
Windmills Two derelict windmills stand in a detached part of Chedgrave parish. Both drained the marshes into the River Yare. They are Pettingell's, or Seven Mile House Mill, and Six Mile House Mill.
Governance Chedgrave is part of the electoral ward of Loddon & Chedgrave for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.
The village's national constituency is South Norfolk which has been represented by the Labour's Ben Goldsborough MP since 2024.
War memorial Chedgrave's war memorials are two marble plaques inside All Saints' Church. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurialGnr.Edward G. H. Beckham228th Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery31 Jul. 1917Klein CemeteryPte.Free H. Easter1/9th Bn., Durham Light Infantry16 Jan. 1917Peronne Rd. CemeteryPte.James J. Fuller4th Bn., Yorkshire Regiment11 Nov. 1917Longuenesse Cemetery And, the following for the Second World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurialAG2Robert R. GoultyRoyal Air Force Volunteer Reserve1 Nov. 1943Ambon War CemeteryPte.Stanley D. Goodyear4th Bn., Dorsetshire Regiment2 Aug. 1944Hottot-les-Bagues CemeteryPte.Harry A. Seamons4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment11 Feb. 1942Kranji War MemorialPte.Albert E. H. Starman4th Bn., Royal Norfolks.21 Sep. 1944Kranji War Memorial
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