Frettenham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) west of Wroxham, and 5.7 miles (9.2 km) north of Norwich.

Frettenham
Frettenham village sign, incorporating a millstone from Frettenham Mill
Frettenham is located in Norfolk
Frettenham
Frettenham
Location within Norfolk
Area6.33 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population740 2011
• Density117/km2 (300/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG246174
• London103 miles (166 km)
Civil parish
  • Frettenham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorwich
Postcode districtNR12
Dialling code01603
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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Norfolk
52°42′31″N 1°19′26″E / 52.7087°N 1.3239°E / 52.7087; 1.3239

History

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Frettenham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Fraeta's homestead or village.[1]

In the Domesday Book, Frettenham is listed as a settlement of 34 households hundred of Taverham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Roger the Poitevin.[2]

Frettenham Windmill dates from the late-Nineteenth Century and is currently a private residence with its sails and fantail removed. The windmill is a Grade II listed building.

Geography

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According to the 2011 Census, Frettenham has a population of 740 residents living in 321 households. Furthermore, the parish covered a total area of 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2).[3]

Frettenham falls within the constituency of Broadland and is represented at Parliament by Jerome Mayhew MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.

Hillside Animal Sanctuary is located within the parish.

St. Swithin's Church

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Frettenham's parish church is dedicated to Saint Swithin and dates from the late-Medieval period with substantial Nineteenth Century restoration. The church also holds a monumental brass memorial to Alice Thorndon (d.1420) with further stone memorials to Rev. Richard Woodes (d.1620) and Thomas Drake (d.1810) who was a treasurer aboard HMS Centaur and later a prisoner of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan.[4]

War memorial

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Frettenham's war memorial takes the form of a stone obelisk above a trapezoid plinth and is located in St. Swithun's Cemetery. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:


And, the following for the Second World War:

  • Pvt. Sydney G. Wymer (1923–1944), 1/4th Bn., Essex Regt.
  • Pvt. Cecil G. Cannell (1917–1943), 6th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regt.
  • A. Cousins[5]

References

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  1. ^ University of Nottingham. Retrieved January 7, 2023. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Frettenham
  2. ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved January 7, 2023. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG2418/frettenham/
  3. ^ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved January 7, 2023. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006220
  4. ^ Knott, S. (2019). Retrieved January 7, 2023. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/frettenham/frettenham.htm
  5. ^ Imperial War Museum. Retrieved January 7, 2023. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/19662
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