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Catfield

Catfield
The Village sign, Catfield, Norfolk
Catfield Location within Norfolk
Area	10.02 km2 (3.87 sq mi)
Population	943 (parish, 2011 census)
• Density	94/km2 (240/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^[1] and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 19.7 miles (31.7 km) south-east of Cromer, 17.3 miles (27.8 km) north-east of Norwich and 136 miles (219 km) north-east of London. The village lies 2.7 miles (4.3 km) south-south-east of the nearby town of Stalham.

History[edit]

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.^[2]

In the Domesday Book, Catfield is described as a settlement of 31 households in the hundred. The village was divided between the estates of Alan of Brittany and Roger Bigod.^[3]

Geography[edit]

In the 2011 Census, Catfield is recorded as having a population of 943 residents living in 451 households.^[4]

For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the districtofNorth Norfolk.

Catfield falls within the constituencyofNorth Norfolk and is represented at ParliamentbyDuncan Baker MP of the Conservative Party.

All Saints' Church[edit]

Catfield's Parish Church is of Norman origin and holds an intricate Medieval arcade depicting several saintly kings. The church is a Grade I listed building.^[5]

Notable residents[edit]

• Harry Cox – farmworker and folk-singer

War memorial[edit]

Catfield's War Memorial is located in All Saints' Churchyard and lists the following names for the First World War:

• Lieutenant Francis H. Harrison (1886–1916), 3rd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment
• Able-Seaman Walter E. Neave (d.1917), HMS Recruit
• Able-Seaman John W. Newman (1895–1917), HMS Torrent
• Sergeant Fred George (d.1915), 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
• Private Frank C. Myhill (1884–1917), Royal Army Medical Corps
• Private Reginald Pert (1895–1916), 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
• Private Albert J. Twiddy (1888–1918), King's (Liverpool) Regiment
• Private Walter C. Blaxell (1889–1918), 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
• Lieutenant Edward Addy
• Petty-Officer William Newman
• Able-Seaman Cecil Mason
• Sergeant Alex M. Jannet
• Marine Alfred Hudson
• Private Fred Brooks
• Private Walter Brooks
• Private Percy Hall
• Private Fred Myhill
• Private Robert Newman
• Private Harold Thompson
• Private Charles Turner
• Seaman Arthur Clow
• Signalman Jesse Lock

And, the following for the Second World War:

• Private Alfred G. Newman (1919–1944), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
• Private Arthur Toll^[6]

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External links[edit]

Media related to Catfield at Wikimedia Commons

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