Castle Rising
Castle Rising | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | KING'S LYNN | |
Postcode district | PE31 | |
Police | Norfolk | |
Fire | Norfolk | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
Castle Rising is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of the town of King's Lynn and 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of the city of Norwich. The River Babingley skirts the north of the village separating Castle Rising from the site of the lost village of Babingley.[1]
History
Castle Rising's name is of
In the Domesday Book, Rising is listed as a settlement of fourteen households in the hundred of Grimshoe. The village was owned by William de Warenne.
Castle Rising Castle was built in the 1140s on the orders of William d'Aubigny and was most famously the residence of Queen Isabella after her role in the murder of King Edward II. The castle was subsequently passed to Edward of Woodstock and is now in the possession of Greville Howard.[3]
Prior to the
Geography
In the
Castle Rising lies within the constituency of North West Norfolk and is thus represented by James Wild MP of the Conservative Party at Parliament.
St. Lawrence's Church
Castle Rising's Parish Church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Lawrence. The font dates from the Twelfth Century yet the church was heavily restored in the Nineteenth Century by Anthony Salvin and George Edmund Street.[5]
In popular culture
Castle Rising appeared as a Danish village in Out of Africa.
Castle Rising was also the setting for Grass, a 2003 spin-off of The Fast Show.
Notable residents
- William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel – Norman nobleman
- Adeliza of Louvain – Queen of England
- William d'Aubigny, 2nd Earl of Arundel – Anglo-Norman nobleman
- Isabella of France – Queen of England
- Greville Howard, Baron Howard of Rising – British politician
War memorial
Castle Rising's War Memorials take the form of two metal plaques on two lanterns in the High Street. They bear the following names for the
- Corporal Arthur R. Chivers (d.1918), 10th Battalion, Tank Corps
- Private George Twaite (d.1917), 6th Battalion, Royal East Kent Regiment
- Private Eric J. Marsters (d.1915), 1/5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Josiah Cooper (1885–1916), 9th Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment
And, the following for the
- Gunner Albert D. Ward (1921–1942), 65th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-Tank Regiment
- Private Hubert A. Bocking (1915–1944), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment[6]
References
- ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
- ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 22, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Castle%20Rising
- ^ Castle Rising. (2022). Retrieved November 22, 2022. http://castlerising.com/the-castle/
- ^ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved November 22, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006296
- ^ Knott, S. (2005). Retrieved November 22, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/castlerising/castlerising.htm
- ^ Langley, C and Smith, L. (2004). Retrieved November 22, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/CastleRising.html
External links
- Map sources for Castle Rising.