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{{short description|Village in south Norfolk, England}}
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| population_ref = (2011)
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| shire_district = [[South Norfolk]]
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| constituency_westminster = [[South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Norfolk]]
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'''Flordon''' is both a [[civil parish]] and a village in [[Norfolk]], England.
'''Flordon''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Norfolk]]. The village is located {{convert|5.4|mi}} south-east of [[Wymondham]] and {{convert|7.6|mi}} south-west of [[Norwich]].


==Parish data==
==History==
Although the certain meaning of Flordon's name is uncertain, it is of [[Anglo-Saxon]] origin and directly translates from [[Old English]] as 'floor hill'.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Key to English Place-names |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Flordon |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk}} </ref>
The parish of Flordon covers an area of {{convert|3.74|km2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 263 in 110 households at the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/Flordon_parish.asp|title= parish information|publisher=South Norfolk Council|date=1 January 2010|accessdate=20 June 2009}}</ref> the population increasing to 281 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123502&c=NR15+1LX&d=16&e=62&g=6450535&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441723792391&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref> This is not an especially significant increase from the 1881 census at which time 178 people were living there.


In the [[Domesday Book]], Flordon is listed as a settlement of 48 households in the [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was part of the [[East Anglia|East Anglian]] estates of [[Odo of Bayeux|Bishop Odo of Bayeux]], [[Alan Rufus|Alan of Brittany]], [[Roger Bigod of Norfolk|Roger Bigod]] and [[Godric the Steward]].<ref> {{Cite web |title=Flordon {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/TM1897/flordon/ |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=opendomesday.org}} </ref>
==Village data==
The village borders, in the north from west to east, [[Wreningham]], [[Bracon Ash]] and [[Newton Flotman]]. In the south, it borders [[Hapton, Norfolk|Hapton]] and [[Tasburgh]]. The village contains, amongst other things, protected common land on which can be found a spring and rare plants {{Citation needed|date=August 2009}} Flordon Hall is also in the vicinity.


Flordon Mill stood in the village from the medieval period until its demolition in the 1920s. The mill was powered by water and stood on a small tributary of the [[River Tas]].<ref> {{Cite web |title=Norfolk Mills - Flordon |url=https://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/flordon.html |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.norfolkmills.co.uk}} </ref>
Until 1920, Flordon had a mill on the river Tas [http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/flordon.html] It also had a [[Flordon railway station|station]] on the [[Great Eastern Main Line]]. Taswood Lakes lie just to the east of the village.


A mile east of Flordon is [[Rainthorpe Hall]] a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house, owned at one time by [[Frederick Walpole]], MP for North Norfolk.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rainthorpe Hall at PrimeLocation property website|url=http://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/27000607?search_identifier=1924ac9b4893d98a85c1ae16519daad4}}</ref>
Flordon Hall is a timber framed, seventeenth century manor-house that was built on the ruins of an earlier building.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Flordon-(Parish-Summary) - Norfolk Heritage Explorer |url=https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk}} </ref>


==Businesses==
==Geography==
According to the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]], Flordon has a population of 281 residents living in 120 households; the parish has a total area of {{convert|1.44|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics |url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006544 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.nomisweb.co.uk}} </ref>
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Tas Valley Mushrooms Ltd, ABS (Anglia boiler services)
Redwings horse sanctuary /(hapton )


Flordon falls within the [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]] of [[South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Norfolk]] and is represented at [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] by [[Richard Bacon (politician)|Richard Bacon MP]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. For the purposes of local government, the parish lies within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[South Norfolk]].
==Neighbours==
Nearby villages include [[Hapton, Norfolk|Hapton]], [[Newton Flotman]], [[Mulbarton, Norfolk|Mulbarton]], and [[Tasburgh]] and [[Long Stratton]].


Taswood Lakes operate as a set of public fisheries close to the village; the lakes are mainly used for fishing for [[carp]].
== Notes ==

==St. Michael's Church==
Flordon's parish church is dedicated to [[Michael the Archangel|Saint Michael]] and was largely rebuilt in the nineteenth century on the site of previous worship.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Norfolk Churches |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/flordon/flordon.htm |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.norfolkchurches.co.uk}} </ref>

==Rainthorpe Hall==
{{main|Rainthorpe Hall}}
Rainthorpe Hall is located within the Parish of Flordon and was built in its current form in the late sixteenth century by the lawyer Thomas Baxter. Today, the hall is a [[listed building|Grade I listed building]] and is on the [[Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England]].

==Amenities==
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Tas Valley Mushrooms is based within the parish.

Hethersett and Tas Cricket Club play their home games within the parish boundaries and field four men's teams and one women's team. The first XI competes in the Norfolk Cricket Alliance's Division One and were placed in second place in the 2022 season.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Hethersett & Tas-Valley CC |url=https://htvalley.play-cricket.com/Teams/68276 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=htvalley.play-cricket.com}} </ref>

==Transport==
[[Flordon railway station]] opened in 1849, as a stop on the [[Great Eastern Main Line]] between [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]] and {{rws|Norwich}}. The station closed in 1966, as part of the [[Beeching cuts]], although inter-city services continue to pass through the village.

The nearest railway station today is at {{rws|Wymondham}}, on the [[Breckland Line]]; [[Greater Anglia]] operates services between Norwich and {{rws|Cambridge}}.<ref>{{Cite web |work=Greater Anglia |title=Timetables |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=17 December 2023 |url= https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/timetables |quote=}}</ref>

==Notable residents==
* [[Frederick Walpole|Cdr. Frederick Walpole]] (1822–1876) – Royal Navy officer and politician

==War memorial==
Flordon's war memorial takes the form of two brass plaques located inside St. Michael's Church. The memorial lists the following names for the [[First World War]]:<ref> {{Cite web |title=Geograph:: Flordon WW1 War Memorial © Adrian S Pye |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6592111 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.geograph.org.uk}} </ref>
* L-Cpl. John F. Hazell (d.1916), [[Royal Norfolk Regiment]]
* Pvt. Albert G. Hazell (1892–1917), 2nd Bn., [[Border Regiment]]
* Pvt. James Stebbings (1885–1916), [[5th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles, CEF|5th (Mounted Rifles) Bn.]], [[Canadian Expeditionary Force]]
* Pvt. Frank H. Smith (1893–1915), 1/5th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regt.
* Pvt. Arthur E. Thompson (1892–1915), 1/5th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regt.
* Pvt. Lewis Brown (1881–1917), 9th Bn., [[Northumberland Fusiliers]]
* Pvt. James H. Savory (1899–1918), 5th Bn., [[Green Howards|Yorkshire Regiment]]

The following names are listed for the [[Second World War]]:<ref> {{Cite web |title=Geograph:: Flordon WW2 War Memorial © Adrian S Pye |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6592117 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.geograph.org.uk}} </ref>
* W/O Burney E. R. Whitehouse [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]] (d.1944), [[No. 7 Squadron RAF]]
* W/O Granville S. Sharpe [[Distinguished Flying Medal|DFM]] (d.1944), [[No. 97 Squadron RAF]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Flordon}}
{{Commons category|Flordon}}
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/f/flordon/ GENUKI entry for Flordon, Norfolk]


{{Civil Parishes of South Norfolk}}
{{Civil Parishes of South Norfolk}}

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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk]]


{{Norfolk-geo-stub}}

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Flordon
St Michael's Church, Flordon
Flordon is located in Norfolk
Flordon
Flordon
Location within Norfolk
Area3.74 km2 (1.44 sq mi)
Population281 2011
• Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM189969
• London90 miles (140 km)
Civil parish
  • Flordon
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR15
Dialling code01508
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
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Norfolk
52°31′35″N 1°13′35″E / 52.52641°N 1.22648°E / 52.52641; 1.22648

Flordon is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located 5.4 miles (8.7 km) south-east of Wymondham and 7.6 miles (12.2 km) south-west of Norwich.

History

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Although the certain meaning of Flordon's name is uncertain, it is of Anglo-Saxon origin and directly translates from Old English as 'floor hill'.[1]

In the Domesday Book, Flordon is listed as a settlement of 48 households in the hundred of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Bishop Odo of Bayeux, Alan of Brittany, Roger Bigod and Godric the Steward.[2]

Flordon Mill stood in the village from the medieval period until its demolition in the 1920s. The mill was powered by water and stood on a small tributary of the River Tas.[3]

Flordon Hall is a timber framed, seventeenth century manor-house that was built on the ruins of an earlier building.[4]

Geography

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According to the 2011 census, Flordon has a population of 281 residents living in 120 households; the parish has a total area of 1.44 sq mi (3.7 km2).[5]

Flordon falls within the constituency of South Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Richard Bacon MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of local government, the parish lies within the district of South Norfolk.

Taswood Lakes operate as a set of public fisheries close to the village; the lakes are mainly used for fishing for carp.

St. Michael's Church

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Flordon's parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael and was largely rebuilt in the nineteenth century on the site of previous worship.[6]

Rainthorpe Hall

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Main article: Rainthorpe Hall

Rainthorpe Hall is located within the Parish of Flordon and was built in its current form in the late sixteenth century by the lawyer Thomas Baxter. Today, the hall is a Grade I listed building and is on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.

Amenities

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Tas Valley Mushrooms is based within the parish.

Hethersett and Tas Cricket Club play their home games within the parish boundaries and field four men's teams and one women's team. The first XI competes in the Norfolk Cricket Alliance's Division One and were placed in second place in the 2022 season.[7]

Transport

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Flordon railway station opened in 1849, as a stop on the Great Eastern Main Line between London Liverpool Street and Norwich. The station closed in 1966, as part of the Beeching cuts, although inter-city services continue to pass through the village.

The nearest railway station today is at Wymondham, on the Breckland Line; Greater Anglia operates services between Norwich and Cambridge.[8]

Notable residents

[edit]

War memorial

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Flordon's war memorial takes the form of two brass plaques located inside St. Michael's Church. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[9]

The following names are listed for the Second World War:[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Flordon | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Norfolk Mills - Flordon". www.norfolkmills.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Flordon-(Parish-Summary) - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Census and Labour Market Statistics". www.nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Hethersett & Tas-Valley CC". htvalley.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Timetables". Greater Anglia. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Geograph:: Flordon WW1 War Memorial © Adrian S Pye". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Geograph:: Flordon WW2 War Memorial © Adrian S Pye". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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