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Catfield - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 52°44′25″N 1°32′07″E / 52.74032°N 1.53534°E

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Catfield
Catfield Village Sign
Catfield Location within Norfolk
Area	10.01 km² (3.86 sq mi)
Population	983 (parish, 2021 census)
• Density	98/km² (250/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG380210
• London	136 miles (219 km)
Civil parish	Catfield
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GREAT YARMOUTH
Postcode district	NR29
Dialling code	01692

Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England

UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°44′25″N 1°32′07″E / 52.74032°N 1.53534°E / 52.74032; 1.53534

Catfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

The village is located 19.7 miles (31.7 km) south-east of Cromer and 17.3 miles (27.8 km) north-east of Norwich.

History

Catfield's name is of both Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin, deriving from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for Kati's open land.^[1]

In the Domesday Book, Catfield is described as a settlement of 31 households in the hundred of Happing. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Alan of Brittany and Roger Bigod.^[2]

Catfield water tower was built in 1980 and was the first British water tower to be built from concrete.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Catfield has a population of 983 people which shows an increase from the 943 people recorded in the 2011 census.^[4]

The A149, between King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth, runs through the parish.

All Saints' Church

Catfield's parish church is located at the junction of Church Road & School Road, dates from the Fourteenth Century and has been Grade I listed since 1955.^[5]

All Saints' boasts an elaborately painted rood screen depicting various kings and saints as well as a set of royal arms which dates from the Georgian era but was painted over in the reign of Queen Victoria.^[6]

Notable Residents

Harry Cox- (1885-1971) farmworker and folk-singer, died in Catfield.

Governance

Catfield is part of the electoral ward of Stalham for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North Norfolk, which has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone MP since 2024.

War Memorial

Catfield's war memorial is located in All Saints' Churchyard and was unveiled in 1919 largely due to the fundraising efforts of Mrs. Ruth Wenn, widow of Captain Wenn listed below.^[7] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:^[8]


Rank	Name	Unit	Date of death	Burial
Capt.	William Wenn	1/5th Bn., Norfolk Regiment	1 Apr. 1917	El Qantara Cemetery
Lt.	Edward Addy	9th (Queensland) Bn., A.I.F.	18 Aug. 1915	Pietà Military Cemetery
C/St.	William H. Newman	HMS Aboukir	22 Sep. 1914	Chatham Naval Memorial
Sgt.	Alexander H. McJannet	76th Bde., Royal Field Artillery	25 Sep. 1916	Delville Wood Cemetery
Sgt.	Walter C. Brooks	1/5th Bn., Norfolk Regiment	19 Apr. 1917	Jerusalem Memorial
Sgt.	Frederick J. George	9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	26 Sep. 1915	Loos Memorial
S1C	John B. Newman	H.M. Whaler Blackwhale	3 Feb. 1916	All Saints' Churchyard
AS	Walter E. Neave	HMS Recruit	9 Aug. 1917	Chatham Naval Memorial
Gnr.	Harold Thompson	92nd Bde., Royal Field Artillery	8 Sep. 1917	All Saints' Churchyard
Pte.	Frank C. Myhill	Royal Army Medical Corps	10 May 1917	All Saints' Churchyard
Pte.	Reginald W. Pert	1st Bn., East Surrey Regiment	25 Sep. 1916	Thiepval Memorial
Pte.	Robert Newman	14th Bn., Hampshire Regiment	28 Feb. 1917	Lijssenthoek Cemetery
Pte.	Albert J. Twiddy	4th Bn., King's Regiment	20 Sep. 1918	Five Points Cemetery
Pte.	Frederick L. Myhill	13th (Kensington) Bn., London Rgt	8 Oct. 1916	Sucriere Cemetery
Pte.	Walter C. Blaxell	2nd Bn., Norfolk Regiment	22 Jun. 1918	North Gate Cemetery
Pte.	Alfred W. Hudson	9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	18 Oct. 1916	Bancourt British Cemetery
Pte.	Charles R. Turner	9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.	12 Jan. 1915	Bear Road Cemetery
B.Ck.	Lancelot A. Clow	HMS Vivid	15 Mar. 1918	All Saints' Churchyard
Dhd.	Otto C. Mason	H.M. Trawler Sisters Melville	13 Feb. 1917	Chatham Naval Memorial

And: Frederick J. Brooks, Percy Hall and Jesse Lock. And, the following for the Second World War:


Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Burial
Dvr.	Arthur G. Toll	287 (Field) Coy., Royal Engineers	31 Jan. 1942	Kranji War Memorial
Pte.	Alfred G. Newman	5th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment	21 Sep. 1944	Kranji War Memorial

And, Mrs. Edith Watts, an Air Raid Warden, who was killed on 29th June 1944 during an air-raid on London.

References

^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "Catfield | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "mnf44003 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "Catfield (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Catfield - 1373413 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "Catfield War Memorial, Catfield - 1442402 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
^ "Geograph:: Caister to Croxton :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2024.

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Civil parishes of North Norfolk

See also: South Norfolk; Great Yarmouth; Broadland; North Norfolk; King's Lynn and West Norfolk; Breckland

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