Horstead with Stanninghall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk which consists of the villages of Horstead and Stanninghall as well as Largate and Heggatt.
Horstead with Stanninghall is located north-west of Wroxham and north of Norwich.
History Horstead's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for horse place whilst Stanninghall's name is also of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the land of Stan's people.
In the Domesday Book, Horstead is listed as a settlement of 47 households in the hundred of Taverham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of King William I. Whereas, Stanninghall is listed as a settlement of 9 households also in the hundred of Taverham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of King William I.
Horstead Mill was built in the 1700s as a watermill on the River Bure. The mill was the last to operate on the River Bure and was supposedly one of the most photographed watermills in England. The mill was destroyed by a fire in 1963.
In 1835, Horstead Hall was built in the parish and was originally the residence of Edward Harbord, Baron Suffield. During the Second World War, the base was used for cipher operations.
In the 20th century, a tuberculosis sanatorium was built in Stanninghall.
On 22 November 1944, a De Havilland Mosquito of No. 68 Squadron RAF crashed in Horstead whilst on a patrol from RAF Coltishall after clipping some trees. The only two casualties were the two American crewmen: Lieutenant Samuel W. Peebles and Ensign Eric R. Grinndal.
Meyton Bridge in Horstead is the site of reported haunting on 19 May every year by a ghostly carriage said to be driven by Sir Thomas Boleyn on the evening of his daughter, Anne Boleyn's, execution.
Geography According to the 2021 census, Horstead and Stanninghall has a population of 977 people, a decrease from the 1,184 people recorded in the 2011 census.
All Saints' Church Horstead's church dates from the 14th century. All Saints is located on Rectory Road and has been Grade II listed since 1984. It is no longer open for Sunday service.
All Saints was restored in 1879 by Richard Phipson but retains several 17th century memorials and a set of royal arms from the reign of Queen Anne.
Governance Horstead with Stanninghall is part of the electoral ward of Coltishall for local elections and is part of the district of Broadland.
The village is in the constituency of Broadland and Fakenham which has been represented by Jerome Mayhew of the Conservative Party since 2019.
War Memorial Horstead & Stanninghall War Memorial is large Latin cross at the junction of Mill Road and Norwich Road. The memorial was completed in October 1921 and unveiled in November by John Willink, Dean of Norwich and Michael Falcon, MP for East Norfolk. The following names are listed for the First World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/CommemorationCapt.Drury F. P. WormaldRoyal Garrison Artillery4 Nov. 1918All Saints' ChurchyardSgt.Arthur J. Bishop7th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers25 Mar. 1918Arras MemorialCpl.Harry P. Norgate4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment19 Apr. 1917Jerusalem MemorialDvr.Horace DrakeMT Coy., Army Service Corps21 Apr. 1917Villers Station CemeteryPte.Charles A. Earl8th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment14 Oct. 1916Thiepval MemorialPte.Jack Foulger1st Bn., Black Watch13 Oct. 1915Loos MemorialPte.Arthur L. M. Hilder78th (Winnipeg) Bn., CEF27 Mar. 1918Aix-Noulette CemeteryPte.Ernest G. Cushion11th Bn., Royal Fusiliers18 Feb. 1917Varennes Military CemeteryPte.George E. Drake19th Royal Hussars25 Nov. 1917Anneux British CemeteryPte.John Norgate1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment4 Sep. 1916Delville Wood CemeteryPte.George E. Worme1st Bn., Norfolk Regt.27 Jul. 1916Serre Road Cemetery 2Pte.Hugh Barber4th Bn., Norfolk Regt.8 Jan. 1919Beirut War CemeteryPte.William Cushion7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.13 Oct. 1915Loos MemorialPte.Henry J. Holmes4th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers24 Apr. 1917Arras MemorialPte.Bertie E. Clarke8th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers27 Sep. 1918Chapel Corner CemeteryRfn.Frederick J. Theobold28th (Artists') Bn., London Regt.27 Sep. 1918Mœuvres Cemetery The following names are listed for the Second World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/CommemorationPte.Roy A. Jones2nd Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment5 May 1944Kohima War Cemetery -Lawrence W. StoneCivilian19 Aug. 1940Unknown
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