Hainford (originally Haynford) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

Hainford is located south of Aylsham and north of Norwich.

History Hainford's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for 'enclosure ford.'

In the Domesday Book, Hainford is listed as a settlement of 9 households hundred of Taverham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Roger the Poitevin.

Hainford Hall was built in the 18th century and is now derelict. The hall was at one time the property of Jonathan Worrell who owned 139 enslaved people in Barbados.

During the Second World War, several anti-invasion defences were built in Hainford. Furthermore, a stick of Luftwaffe bombs were dropped in the nearby Waterloo Plantation in an attempt to hit Stratton Strawless Hall which was being used as a radar installation.

There were two aircraft crashes in Hainford during the Second World War. In 1942, a Bristol Beaufighter of No. 68 Squadron RAF crashed in the parish likely flying from RAF Coltishall and in April 1945 a Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the 458th Bomb Group, 754th Bombardment Squadron crashed in the parish, two of the seven crew survived.

Geography According to the 2021 census, Hainford has a population of 1,037 people which shows an increase from the 989 people recorded in the 2011 census.

The B1354, between Thursford and Saxthorpe, passes through the village.

All Saints' Church Hainford's parish church dates from the 19th century and was built to the designs of John Brown. All Saints' is located outside of the village of Newton Road and has been Grade II listed since 1984. The church holds Sunday services most weeks.

The ruins of the medieval All Saints' Church also stands within the parish.

Amenities The Chequers Pub has stood in the village since 1789. The thatched building burnt down in 1987, which resulted in the death of one firefighter. Christopher 'Sam' William Betts (28) died during the clear up/damping down when a chimney collapsed on him. The pub remains open.

Hainford Church of England Primary School is located within the village which is part of the Harnser Schools Federation. The headteacher is Mr. P. Cross.

Governance Hainford is part of the electoral ward of Hevingham for local elections and is part of the district of Broadland.

The village's national constituency is Broadland and Fakenham which has been represented by the Conservative Party's Jerome Mayhew MP since 2019.

War Memorial Hainford War Memorial is a stone calvary cross with an octagonal shaft which lists the following names for the First World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/CommemorationCapt.Douglas G. RookeColdstream Guards2 Nov. 1918Staglieno CemeterySt1CFrederick T. UlphHMS Begonia29 Mar. 1916Portsmouth Naval MemorialSt1CArthur J. LarwoodHMS Marmion21 Oct. 1917Chatham Naval MemorialCpl.William A. TallowinWater Transport, Royal Engineers17 Sep. 1918St. Omer CemeteryLCpl.Frederick Smithson10th Bn., Queen's Royal Regiment28 Apr. 1918Esquelbecq CemeteryGnr.Arthur J. Fiddy87th Bde., Royal Field Artillery15 Dec. 1918Dernancourt CemeteryGnr.Arthur J. Howard104th Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery21 May 1916Basra MemorialGnr.Cornelius Skipper293rd Bty., R.G.A.12 Oct. 1917Dozinghem CemeteryPte.John T. Coleman36th Bn., Australian Imperial Force10 Jan. 1917All Saints' ChurchyardPte.Arthur J. Earl10th Bn., Essex Regiment6 Apr. 1918Hangard CemeteryPte.George W. Wright14th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment21 Aug. 1917Villers-Faucon CemeteryPte.Robert J. Haines144th Coy., Labour Corps19 Mar. 1918Oxford Road CemeteryPte.Stanley E. Curson4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment19 Apr. 1917Jerusalem MemorialPte.John Fiddy7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.27 Aug. 1917Monchy-le-Preux CemeteryPte.Sidney Howard7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.5 Dec. 1917Honnechy CemeteryPte.Edward Smith7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.7 May 1917Arras MemorialPte.M. Norman Larwood8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 Jul. 1916Thiepval MemorialPte.Ivan S. Woodcock10th Bn., Norfolk Regt.3 Jun. 1916All Saints' ChurchyardPte.George H. Ulph12th Bn., Norfolk Regt.6 Apr. 1918Jerusalem War CemeteryPte.Alfred W. Burton1st Bn., North Staffordshire Regt.14 Mar. 1915Cite Bonjean CemeteryPte.Arthur W. Royal8th Bn., Queen's Own Regiment22 Mar. 1918Pozières MemorialPte.Herbert Furness2/7th Bn., Sherwood Foresters21 Mar. 1918Arras MemorialPte.Frank E. Furness21st Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment29 Mar. 1918Mindel Trench CemeteryPte.Frank Howard2/7th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment10 Oct. 1916Loos MemorialPte.Edward G. Daynes1st Bn., Yorkshire Regiment16 Jan. 1917Hollybrook MemorialSt2CFrederick T. RoyalHMS Pembroke II23 Oct. 1918Woodlands CemeteryTel.Allen J. CoryHMS Queen Mary31 May 1916Chatham Naval Memorial The following names were added following the Second World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/Commemoration2Lt.William P. Harvey MiDMalay States Volunteer Force18 Sep. 1942Kranji War MemorialFSgt.Malcolm LewinNo. 172 (Coastal) Squadron RAF27 Jun. 1944Runnymede MemorialLCpl.John T. SkitmoreRoyal Corps of Signals att. 3 Div.17 Oct. 1944Mook War CemeteryDvr.Stanley J. Howard560 Coy., Royal Engineers21 Aug. 1943Kanchanaburi War CemeteryPte.Arthur N. Luff6th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment10 Jun. 1943Kanchanaburi War Cemetery

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