Bedingham is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, about 11 miles (18 km) south of Norwich. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 216, increasing to 221 at the 2011 census.[1]
| Bedingham | |
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  Bedingham Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi) |
| Population | 221 (2011) |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BUNGAY |
| Postcode district | NR35 |
| Dialling code | 01508 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
The villages name means 'Homestead/village of Beda's people'.[2]
The church of Bedingham St Andrew is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
War memorial
editBedingham's War Memorial takes the form of a stone Celtic cross memorial in St. Andrew's Churchyard. It holds the following names for the First World War:
- Corporal Frederick J. Jarvis (1897–1918), 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
- Gunner George H. Green (1893–1915), 1st Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
- Gunner George Everett (1879–1916), HMS Lion
- Private George J. Alexander (1872–1917), Royal Army Veterinary Corps
- Private George K. Tippell (1896–1915), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment
- Private George Yallop (1887–1917), 104th Company, Labour Corps
- Private Charles A. Legood (1882–1918), 490th Company, Labour Corps
- Private Austin L. Everett (1897–1916), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Walter Roper (1884–1914), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private William P. Fisk (1882–1915), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Albert Wright (1876–1919), Garrison Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Albert T. Tippell (1891–1917), 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
- Private Frederick W. Quantrill (1894–1917), H Battalion, Tank Corps
And, the following for the Second World War:
- Sergeant Ronald E. Elvin (1923–1943), No. 21 Operational Training Unit[3]
References
edit- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Peck, M. (2017). http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Bedingham.html
External links
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Media related to Bedingham at Wikimedia Commons
- Website with photos of Bedingham St Andrew, a round-tower church
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080828222324/http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/bedingham_parish.asp
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