Smallburgh
St Peter’s Church, Smallburgh
Smallburgh shown within Norfolk
Population	518 (parish, 2001 census)
OS grid reference	TG331247
- London	132
Parish	Smallburgh
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	North Walsham
Postcode district	NR 12
Dialling code	01692
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°46′N 1°27′E / 52.76, 1.45

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Contents 1 Portrait 2 History 3 The Workhouse 4 Parish Church 5 The Methodist Church 6 Smallburgh Drainage Mill 7 Smallburgh Tower Windmill 8 The Crown Inn 9 Village Amenities 10 References

Portrait

Smallburgh is a sprawling village over an area of 1,255 acres. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U The village straddles the A149 road that links King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth. The A149 is an 'A-class' road and one of the most scenic roads in Norfolk. King's Lynn is a town and Port in Norfolk, England. Over the years the town has been known variously as Bishop's Lynn and Lynn Regis Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. The community is bordered to the north and east by the River Ant and dykes and to the south and west by tracks and hedgerows. The River Ant is a tributary river of the River Bure in England. A hedge is a line of closely spaced Shrubs and bushes planted and trained in such a way as to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area The name of the village comes from 'Bank of the River Smale', the Smale being the old name for the River Ant. The River Ant is a tributary river of the River Bure in England. Smale itself derives from Old English word smale or beorg which means hillock. A hillock is a small hill usually separated from a larger group of Hills such as a range.

History

It is believed locally that the field to the north of the church was the site of the original Saxon settlement. For their language see Anglo-Saxon language. Anglo-Saxon is the term usually used to describe the invading Tribes in the south In the great survey of 1086, known as the Domesday Book, the settlement of Smallburgh is described as being a quiet, small place. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey There are two entries in the book. The first entry states that a freeman of St Benedict's held IC of Freeland. He gave it to St Benedict before 1066 but still held it from the Abbot. The word abbot, meaning Father, is a title given to the head of a Monastery in various traditions including Christianity. There are 2 villagers with 1. 5 lengths of plough land and 2 acres of meadow, the value of this being 20 shillings. The plough ( American spelling plow; both plaʊ is a Tool used in Farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed In the same village were 28 freemen, 1c of land, always 4 ploughs and 1 acre of meadow, the value of this being 20s. The whole has 10 furlongs and 12 perches in length and 6 furlongs in width, the tax for this being 1 penny. A furlong is a measure of Distance in Imperial units and US customary units. Perca is the genus of fish referred to as perch or sometimes yellow perch, a group of freshwater Fish belonging to the family Percidae A penny (pl pence or pennies) is a Coin or a unit of Currency used in several English -speaking countries The second entry recorded that in Smallburgh there are 3 freemen and 1c of land. Always there are 12 smallholdings and 3 freemen. Then and later 3 ploughs, now 4. The plough ( American spelling plow; both plaʊ is a Tool used in Farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed Two of these are in the valuation of Antingham; the value of the third is 10 shillings. The shilling is a unit of Currency used in current and former Commonwealth countries and was continued to be used in countries that left the commonwealth

In 1588 the village was split with there being two main areas of settlement. The first part being the present village centre and the area around Low Street which was a considerable-sized hamnet and this constituted the manor of Smallburgh. A hamlet is (usually&mdashsee below a Rural community — that is a small settlement — which is too small to be considered a Village. The second part was situated at the present Holly House and was known as the manor of Smallburgh Catts. This is because the lord of the manor at that time was Robert Catte. He enclosed much common land and that is why the area towards the Norwich Road is known as Catt's Common. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund Much of the land in Smallburgh Catts was cultivated in the traditional strip system with a large area of common land to the south and west. The open field system was the prevalent Agricultural system in much of Europe from the Middle Ages to as recently as the 20th century in places Common land (a common) is a piece of land owned by one person but over which other people can exercise certain traditional rights such as allowing their livestock to graze South is one of Cardinal directions and is opposite to the North. This article refers to the cardinal direction for other uses see West (disambiguation. The present streets of Union Road and Anchor Street are reputed to be part of a Roman Road leading to the Roman camp near Wayford Bridge. The Roman Roads were essential for the growth of the Roman Empire, by enabling the Romans to move armies and trade goods and to communicate news Wayford Bridge is a village on the River Ant on the A149 road, near Stalham in Norfolk England within The Broads National Park.

White’s Directory of 1845 states that Smallburgh had two shoemakers, blacksmith, surgeon, Jeremiah Hannant of the Crown Inn was a joiner and victualler, wheelwright, grocer, draper, school mistress and school, a shopkeeper, surgeon, another blacksmith and furrier, tailor, plumber and painter. Generally a directory, as used in Computing and Telephony, refers to a Repository or Database of information which is heavily optimised Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common blacksmith is a person who creates objects from Iron or Steel by Forging the Metal; i In Medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs Surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive Medical treatment that involves the cutting of a A Joiner differs from a Carpenter in that he cuts and fits joints in wood that do not use nails usually as a furniture maker Timothy Taylor Brewery started brewing beer in 1858 Originally based in Cook Lane Keighley, West Yorkshire, England they moved to larger premises A wheelwright (or Wainwright) is a person who builds or repairs Wheels Making and balancing a wheel is skilled work. Beginning as early as the 14th century a grocer (also called purveyor) was a dealer in comestible dry goods such as spices pepper sugar and (later cocoa tea and coffee Draper is the now largely obsolete term for a merchant in cloth or dry goods though often used specifically for one who owns or works in a draper's shop or store A shopkeeper is an individual who owns a shop. Generally shop employees are not shopkeepers but are often incorrectly referred to as shopkeepers A tailor is a person whose occupation is to sew and scissor menswear style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them A plumber is a Tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking Water, sewage Drainage, or industrial Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e

White’s of 1864 indicates a still-thriving community, with many occupations being centred in the village. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year These include carpenters, bricklayers, plumber, shoemaker, grocer and draper, surgeon and registrar, blacksmith, a master of the workhouse, a mistress of the school, three public or beer houses, carrier, tailor, rector, book-keeper, many farmers and smallholders. A bricklayer or mason is a Tradesman who lays bricks to construct Brickwork. The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic A smallholding is a Farm of small size Often too small to be efficient the utility of smallholdings varies from place to place

In more recent times the life in the village has changed. Since the end of the Second World War the village has had only one public house, The Crown. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The village still retains a post office and the church remains open. A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. However the school closed in the 1980s.

The Workhouse

A large workhouse was located at the east side of what is still known as Workhouse Road in the village. A workhouse, colloquially known as a spike was a place where people who were unable to support themselves could go to live and work It was built in 1725 and extended in 1836. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap ^[2] It appears to have had a large H-shaped main building with a number of other smaller ancillary buildings. Records indicate that the workhouse could accommodate 800 ^[3] souls although in 1876 there were only 51 people there; however, the highest number staying there between 1866 and 1876 was 116 in January 1869. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Other records show that the annual salaries bill for the officers and those who worked at the Union Workhouse was £293. The Tunstead workhouse issued its own coinage in the form of workhouse tokens in the early 1800s when there was a national shortage of copper coins. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. The tokens could be spent locally to buy bread and other basic commodities. Bread is a Staple food prepared by Baking a Dough of Flour and Water. The graveyard where people were buried when they died in the workhouse lies to the south of the site. The Union Workhouse, for the Hundreds of Tunstead, as it was known, closed its doors when the National Health Service was founded in 1948^[4] and much of the old workhouse was demolished in the 1950s. The National Health Service is the name commonly used to refer to the four Publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom collectively or individually (although Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It is thought that because the workhouse was situated in the village, the local district council was the Smallburgh Rural District Council and, indeed, members of that council met in the board room of the workhouse until its closure. The Smallburgh Rural District Council then met in special council offices in Stalham until its demise on 31 March 1974, when it was subsumed within the North Norfolk District Council under local government re-organization. Stalham is a Market town (population 2951 in the English county of Norfolk, in East Anglia. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, United Kingdom.

Parish Church

Smallburgh’s parish church is called St Peter’s and dates from the 13th century,^[5] with the walls being raised in height and large windows being incorporated into the building in 1400. The 13th-century church stands on the site of an earlier Norman building. For other buildings in Normandy see Architecture of Normandy. The first rector recorded is Henry Hemingburgh, in 1305, but the register of St Benet-at-Holme records the presentation of John of Smallburgh as rector in 1186. In 1677 the church tower collapsed bringing down the west wall with it and damaging the font. In typography a font (also fount) is traditionally defined as a complete character set of a single size and style of a particular Typeface. For many years the church was in a state of disrepair. A makeshift tower was constructed in 1822 but in 1902 the present bell cote was constructed and the west wall rebuilt. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The long timescale of these repairs was because the village was very poor at that time, and the church had to use its money for the care of the poor. The church is still in use and is open for worship.

The Methodist Church

Smallburgh Methodist Church is situated on Norwich Road between the community between Stalham and Wroxham. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Stalham is a Market town (population 2951 in the English county of Norfolk, in East Anglia. Wroxham is a small Town and Civil parish in the English County of Norfolk. The church was built in the 17th century but the interior is recent and of no great interest.

Smallburgh Drainage Mill

A short distance east of the village across the A149 and on the banks of the River Ant can be found the remains of what was Smallburgh or Moy's drainage mill. The River Ant is a tributary river of the River Bure in England. A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind The mill was built to drain the marshes into the river. In Geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of Wetland which is subject The mill's name relates to Percy M. Moy who lived at Smallburgh Manor in the 1920s and ran Manor Farm containing land drained by the mill. The mill only had a small tower which was later heightened and in later years two pairs of patent sails, each with five bays of shutters, were fitted along with a very small cap, a gallery and an eight-bladed fan. The sails of the mill powered a scoopwheel which was set on a shaft which extended beyond the wheel to allow for an auxiliary engine drive. The mill was still working under wind power in 1935. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Today all that remains is an 8 ft high stump of the mill tower although it is still working but has a Lister diesel engine to power it.

Smallburgh Tower Windmill

Close to both Smallburgh and nearby Wayford Bridge stands Smallburgh tower windmill. Wayford Bridge is a village on the River Ant on the A149 road, near Stalham in Norfolk England within The Broads National Park. The mill was built in 1850 by millwrights England’s of Ludham and stood four storeys and 30 feet tall. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Ludham (population 1301 is a Village in Norfolk England, in The Broads, at the end of a dyke leading to Womack Water and flowing into the The diameter at the base of the mill measures 14 feet and the walls are 18 inches thick. Geometry, a diameter of a Circle is any straight Line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose Endpoints are on the The configuration of the mill was of four double-shuttered patent sails, each with five bays of three shutters and one bay of four shutters, struck by rack and pinion via a chain pole that drove a 14-foot diameter by nine inch wide scoop wheel and a pair of under driven 3 ft 6 in French burr stones on the first floor. The Norfolk boat-shaped cap had a petticoat at the sides and an extension to the horizontally-boarded front. The cap was turned to wind by a fan of eight blades. Today the mill no longer has its cap, although in 1984 the Broads Authority approved permission to install a new cap, fan stage and sails which still has not yet been completed. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The Broads Authority is the agency which has statutory responsibility for The Broads in England A bungalow has been attached to the mill's main body

The Crown Inn

The Crown Inn is situated on the eastern side of the A149 road that runs through the centre of the village. A bungalow (બંગલો baṅglo, बंगला baṅglā) is a type of single-storey House that originated in India. The A149 is an 'A-class' road and one of the most scenic roads in Norfolk. It is a 15th-century coaching inn with a great deal of history. This article is about coaching inns in general for individual inns see Stagecoach Inn (Disambiguation In Europe, from approximately the mid 17th It is of timber-framed construction and has a thatched roof hipped on the eastern side and gabled on the western end. Timber framing (Fachwerk or Half-timbering, is the method of creating framed structures of heavy timber jointed together with pegged Mortise and tenon joints The once-large upper room above the bar has now been divided into rooms by stud walls, but was once used for public occasions. The Crown was enlarged with an extra wing in the eighteenth century.

Village Amenities

• The Crown Inn, North Walsham Road (A149)
• The village hall
• Post office
• Two garages
• Smallburgh Staith (Unwin’s Boatyard) for the Broads
• Lawnmower sales and repairs
• Playing Fields. The playing field in Smallburgh was recently provided with new playing equipment; there was a grand opening.

References

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, ( January 30, 1902 &ndash August 18, 1983) was a German-born British scholar of

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