Blakeney, Norfolk
Blakeney | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | HOLT | |
Postcode district | NR25 | |
Dialling code | 01263 | |
Police | Norfolk | |
Fire | Norfolk | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
UK Parliament | ||
Blakeney is a coastal village and
The civil parish has an area of 3.8 square miles (9.9 km2) and in the
Description
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Blakeney was a commercial
Higher up the village, the Church of St Nicholas has two towers: the main tower is more than 100 ft (30 m) high and a well-known landmark for miles around; the smaller tower was built as a beacon to guide boats into Blakeney Harbour.
History
In the Domesday Book of 1086,[7] Blakeney is recorded under the name Esnuterle (later, Snitterley);[8] the main landholders are noted as Walter Gifford and William de Noyers. The settlement first appears under the name Blakeney in a document which dates from 1340.[7] Around the same period Edward III's wife, Queen Philippa is said to have dined on fish caught by Blakeney's fishermen.[7]
The village's name means 'Black island'.
Haven
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Blakeney Haven was a deeper inlet on the north coast of
From the 12th century Blakeney had a reputation for acts of piracy: between 1328 and 1350 it is recorded that men of Blakeney boarded two vessels sailing from Flanders and sailed them back to Blakeney haven, where they were stripped of their cargoes. Many a foreign merchant ship which sought shelter in the haven found its cargo stolen. Such was the lawlessness of the residents that the village refused to supply a ship for the battle against the Spanish Armada.[7][8]
'Chapel'
This building now in adjoining
Friary
This was among the junior houses of a Carmelite region (distinctio) which included
The northern part of Friary Park by the seashore is a modest caravan park for visitors, with the remainder being the relatively small Friary Farm.
Friary Farmhouse incorporates remains of the Carmelite Friary founded in 1296 with its church consecrated in 1302. This was the gift of Maud de Roos or latterly de Ros, née de Vaux, wife of
In 1321 their son,
The house has a date-stone: "1667 T.R.I" and is made of flint and brick with some stone quoins. Despite modern windows and most exterior work it incorporates medieval walling, a buttress, various blocked openings, fragments of window surrounds and stonework including a re-used carved kneeler on the south-west gable with coat of arms.[11]
Windmill
Blakeney Mill in Friary Park is a Grade II listed building and is chiefly of flint with brick dressings (mostly its upper parts) across its three storeys. It appears on a map of 1769 in this exact location, following earlier mention from the Domesday Book of mills in the village.[12]
Railway
In the 19th century a rail branch line from Holt to a new station at Blakeney was planned by the
Tourism
Blakeney is a popular tourist resort during the summer months. The village has two large hotels, one in a historic building,[14] and one with a modern main part but with also with a late 17th-century and 18th-century barn annexe, The Blakeney Hotel[15] as well as having the alternative at the end of the Quay Road of the 15-acre (61,000 m2) caravan site.
Blakeney offers a large range of activities including
Wells-next-the-Sea has a miniature and heritage railway 7 mi (11 km) to the west.
The
Demography
The population of Blakeney, according to the census of 1801, was 618. This number increased, lagging just behind national population growth in the forty years to 1851, to 1,108 however a gradual decline in population took place until 1931, particularly during the early years of this decline which coincided with the arrival of the railway at Holt to the south and national urban industrialisation – population fell from 1,108 to 641 in 1931. Population growth resumed and saw a growth between 1961 and 2011, to 801 people. Data for 1801–1961 is available at Britain Through Time.
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Transport
The village's centre is off the northern side of the
The nearest airport is Norwich Airport.
War memorial
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Blakeney's elaborate war memorial is located on the side of the A149 and lists the following names for the
- Lieutenant Basil C. Ash (1886–1914), 2nd Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
- Midshipman Christopher A. G. Cooke (1899–1917), HMS Vanguard
- Second-Lieutenant Cyril C. G. Roe (1896–1917), Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division
- Chief-Stoker Vincent K. Bullen (1873–1917), HMS Vanguard
- Leading-Seaman Charles Claxton (1876–1916), HM Yacht Zaida
- Able-Seaman Robert Balding (1880–1914), HMS Aboukir
- Sergeant Reginald M. Daniel (1886–1918), Northumberland Hussars
- Acting-Sergeant Alfred E. Turner (1885–1915), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Corporal Ernest H. Starling (1893–1917), 2/9th (Queen Victoria's) Battalion, London Regiment
- Corporal Clement B. Mitchell (d.1917), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Gunner George P. Hudson (1885–1918), 301st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
- Gunner William E. King (1875–1914), HMS Bulwark
- Gunner George A. King (1886–1917), HMS Crusader
- Private Percy H. Allen (1885–1915), 10th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Private Jack Long MM (d.1917), 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards
- Private William E. Seales (1897–1916), 1/6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
- Private John Newland (d.1917), 8th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
- Private James Moore (1898–1916), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment
- Private William S. Pyke (1899–1918), 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment
- Private Thomas H. Palmer (d.1917), 11th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- Private Thomas R. D. Lane (d.1917), 1/7th Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool)
- Private Edward A. Adcock (d.1918), 2/8th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
- Private Reginald C. Cooper (1896–1916), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Clarence A. Haines (d.1916), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Herbert J. Long (d.1915), 1/5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Rifleman Frederick W. Pyke (1892–1917), 1/17th (Poplar and Stepney) Battalion, London Regiment
- J. H. Long
- J. A. G. Moore
- C. Nicholls
- J. W. Smith
- H. Wright
And, the following for the
- Second-Lieutenant Jack A. Balding (d.1941), Durham Light Infantry
- Aircraftman-First Class John T. Balding (1913–1940), Royal Air Force
- Corporal Maurice D. Jackson (d.1943), 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- Corporal Jack Cobon (1917–1944), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Leading-Aircraftman Raymond H. Harcourt (d.1944), Royal Air Force
- Private Harold Milner (1915–1944), 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
- Private Frederick W. Grimes (1915–1944), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- N. C. Cooke[18]
See also
- Blakeney Tower Windmill
- Blakeney (horse), 1969 Epsom Derby winner[19]
- Category:People from Blakeney, Norfolk
References
- ^ a b "2011 Census". Archived from the original on 11 February 2003. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ISBN 0-319-21726-4
- ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ^ Historic England. "Guildhall (Grade II*) (1373987)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Medieval undercroft known as the Guildhall (Scheduled Monument) (1014237)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ ISBN 1-85833-440-3
- ^ a b Wright, John (2002). "The origins of Blakeney Church". Glaven Historian. 5: 26–34.
- ISBN 0-300-09607-0.
- ^ The Medieval Carmelite Priory at Norwich: A Chronology Richard Copsey, O.Carm., London, 2006. Retrieved 2013-07-15
- ^ Historic England. "Friary Farmhouse (Grade II) (1253063)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Blakeney Mill (1170652)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ The East Norfolk Railway, R.S. Joby p. 33
- ^ Historic England. "Manor Hotel (1039440)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ Historic England. "Barn Annexe immediately west of the Blakeney Hotel (1039443)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Blakeney through time : Population Statistics : Total Population". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5
- ^ Langley, C and Smith, L. (2004). Retrieved November 6, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Blakeney.html
- ^ Nick Godfrey (22 July 2011). "Arthur Budgett:The only man to have trained and bred two Derby winners in the 20th century". The Independent. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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- Map sources for Blakeney, Norfolk
- Tide tables for Blakeney.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Blakeney.