Hempnall is a village and civil parish in the English countyofNorfolk.
It covers an area of 14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi) and had a population of 1,310 in 522 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population reducing to 1,292 at the 2011 Census.[2]
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the districtofSouth Norfolk. Hempnall lies on the B1527 road, with neighbouring villages including Tasburgh and Saxlingham Nethergate.
Anelectoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches east also south to Shelton and Hardwick with a total population at the 2011 census of 2,560.[4]
Hempnall is home to a popular Tennis Club. In the heart of South Norfolk, the club boasts 2 quality floodlit hard courts that can be hired all year round to the public and club members. Their website can be reached here
According to John Wesley's journal, on 4 September 1759 he walked the nine miles from Norwich to preach in Hempnall market place. He described how he was followed by a mob from Norwich, who may have been financed by the city's brewers, and the mob's ringleader tried to disrupt the proceedings with a horn. This was quickly thrown away by one of the crowd, and the others were soon deeply attentive to John Wesley's message:
"By grace ye are saved through faith".[citation needed]
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