Chedgrave

Chedgrave
Chedgrave
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR14
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°32′30″N 1°29′12″E / 52.54167°N 1.48667°E

Chedgrave is a village and civil parish in English county of Norfolk. Chedgrave is separated from nearby Loddon by the River Chet.

History

Chedgrave's name is of

Anglo-Saxon origin and likely derives from the Old English for Ceatta's pit or grove.^[1]

In the Domesday Book, Chedgrave is described as consisting of 73 households located in the hundred of Loddon. The village formed part of the estates of Ralph Baynard.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2011 Census, Chedgrave has 1,051 residents living in 488 households.^[3]

Chedgrave falls within the constituency of South Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Richard Bacon MP of the Conservative Party.

War memorial

Chedgrave's war memorials take the form of two marble plaques inside All Saints' Church as well as a

First World War

:

Gunner Edward G. H. Beckham (1880–1917), 228th (Siege) Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Private Free Easter (d.1917), 1/9th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
Private James J. Fuller (1897–1917), 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment

And, the following for the

Second World War

:

Gunner-Second-Class Robert R. Goulty (1924–1943), Royal Air Force
Private Stanley D. Goodyear (1926–1944), 4th Battalion,
Dorsetshire Regiment
Private Harry A. Seamons (1922–1942), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Albert E. H. Starman (1919–1944), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment^[4]

References

^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 7, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Chedgrave
^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 7, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TM3699/chedgrave/
^ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved December 7, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006530
^ Hoffmann, R. (2004). Retrieved December 7, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Chedgrave.html

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[1] University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 7, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Chedgrave

[2] Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 7, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TM3699/chedgrave/

[3] Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved December 7, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006530

[4] Hoffmann, R. (2004). Retrieved December 7, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Chedgrave.html

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