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Holme Hale

Coordinates: 52°37′49″N 0°46′58″E / 52.63019°N 0.78264°E / 52.63019; 0.78264
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Holme Hale
Holme Hale Village Sign
Holme Hale is located in Norfolk
Holme Hale
Holme Hale
Location within Norfolk
Area4.13 sq mi (10.7 km2)
Population525 (2021 census)
• Density127/sq mi (49/km2)
OS grid referenceTF88420724
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTHETFORD
Postcode districtIP25
Dialling code01760
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°37′49″N 0°46′58″E / 52.63019°N 0.78264°E / 52.63019; 0.78264

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

Holme Hale is located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of Swaffham and 21 miles (34 km) west of Norwich.

History

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Holme Hale's name is of Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and the Old Norse for the island and the nook of land.[1]

In the Domesday Book, Holme Hale is listed as a settlement of 5 households in the hundred of South Greenhoe. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of King William I and Ralph de Tosny.[2]

Bury's Hall was built in the parish in the Sixteenth Century and later expanded in later centuries. The building is the scene of a reported haunting of a priest who was murdered by Roundheads during the English Civil War.[3]

Holme Hale Railway Station opened in 1875 as a stop on the Watton and Swaffham Railway. The station closed in 1964 to both passengers and freight.[4]

Geography

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According to the 2021 census, Holme Hale has a population of 525 people which shows an increase from the 494 people recorded in the 2011 census.[5]

St. Andrew's Church

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Holme Hale's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and dates from the Fourteenth Century. St. Andrew's is located on Church Road and has been Grade I listed since 1960.[6] The church holds Sunday service twice a month and is part of the Necton Benefice.[7]

St. Andrew's has had a several bat problem in recent years but holds some interesting carved wooden pew ends. The church also holds a stained-glass window depicting the crucifixion designed by James Powell and Sons.[8]

Governance

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Holme Hale is part of the electoral ward of Necton for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.

The village's national constituency is South West Norfolk which has been represented by Labour's Terry Jermy MP since 2024.

War Memorial

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Holme Hale War Memorial is a wheelheaded cross in St. Andrew's Churchyard which lists the following names for the First World War:[9][10]

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial/Commemoration
Sgt. Arthur J. Smith 2nd Bn., Australian Imperial Force 19 May 1915 Lone Pine Memorial
Sjt. Charles Dixon 35th Coy., Machine Gun Corps 10 Dec. 1918 Terlincthun Cemetery
St1C Charles Sturman HMS Zealandia (Battleship) 1 Jun. 1918 St. Andrew's Churchyard
Pte. Robert F. Eagle Army Veterinary Corps 15 May 1917 All Saints' Churchyard
Pte. William A. J. Copsey 85th (NS Highlanders) Bn., CEF 30 Oct. 1917 Menin Gate
Pte. Albert Eagle 5th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 6 Nov. 1918 Hadra War Cemetery
Pte. Sidney E. Eagle 5th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 19 Apr. 1917 Gaza War Cemetery
Pte. Louis C. Heyhoe 8th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 26 Oct. 1917 Dozinghem Cemetery
Pte. Reginald R. Thurrell Norfolk Yeomanry 7 Sep. 1916 Heilly Station Cemetery
Pte. William Buxton 1st Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment 9 May 1915 Le Touret Memorial
Pte. George W. Thurrell 7th Bn., Northamptonshire Regt. 27 Aug. 1917 Tyne Cot

The following names were added after the Second World War:

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial/Commemoration
Sgt. Leonard C. Fitt No. 115 Squadron RAF (Wellingtons) 11 Apr. 1943 Le Thour Cemetery
Bdr. Eric Hird Royal Artillery 12 Feb. 1944 Nairobi War Cemetery

References

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  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  2. ^ "Holme [Hale] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  3. ^ "The Paranormal Database - Norfolk". www.paranormaldatabase.com. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Disused Stations:Holme Hale Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Holme Hale (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  6. ^ "CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, Holme Hale - 1152077 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Holme Hale: St Andrew". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  8. ^ "The Norfolk Churches Site". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Holme Hale War Memorial, Holme Hale - 1450916 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2025.