Saxlingham Nethergate is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about 9.5 miles (15 km) south of Norwich.
| Saxlingham Nethergate | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's parish church | |
  Saxlingham Nethergate Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 8.55 km2 (3.30 sq mi) |
| Population | 688 (2011) |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM229973 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR15 |
| Dialling code | 01508 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
The civil parish has an area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) and the 2001 Census recorded a population of 676 in 276 households, the population increasing to 688 at the 2011 Census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.[2] The Church of England parish church of St. Mary is Decorated Gothic, with a chancel, nave and square west tower with a ring of eight bells. In 1867 the church was thoroughly restored, the nave enlarged, a vestry added and a stained glass window inserted in the tower: several of the other windows are stained glass.[citation needed]
Saxlingham Nethergate Church of England Primary school is a mixed school for ages 4 - 11 with a capacity of 77 pupils and was rated GOOD in its 2018 Ofsted inspection[3]
Recreation
editThe Saxlingham Cricket Club is home to the Saxlingham Gents cricket team which plays in the Norfolk Alliance league in Division Six.[4]
The recreation ground in the village hosts the cricket pitch, Saxon Bowls Club [5] and the 43rd Saxlingham Nethergate Scout Group.
Notable residents
edit- Michael Andrews (artist)
- Samuel William King (1821–1868), rector of Saxlingham Nethergate and geologist
- Richard K. Morgan[6]
- Eddie 'Bertie' Boulter DFC (1923-2010), WWII RAF pilot, inventor of the balanced flue boiler, author.[7]
- Eric Pleasants, one of the few British members of the SS and a Gulag internee.[8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ^ "Ofsted | Saxlingham Nethergate CofE VC Primary School".
- ^ "Saxlingham CC".
- ^ "Club details | saxonbowlsclub".
- ^ "Meet the Norfolk author behind Netflix's biggest new series". Eastern Daily Press. 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Eddie Boulter, DFC: Inventor, author and vintage airplane restorer". Eastern Daily Press. 22 April 2010.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Weale, Adrian (2014-11-12). Renegades (Kindle Location 3416). Random House. Kindle Edition
External links
edit- Map sources for Saxlingham Nethergate
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