Stow Bedon
Encyclopedia
Stow Bedon is a village
of 287 inhabitants in the Breckland
district of the English
county of Norfolk
.
The Domesday Book
mentions Stow Bedon, but in limited detail.
The Inclosure Act
however mentions Stow Bedon as a 'Free Village' and mentions how the village "maintained an independent spirit".
Further records show that during Queen Victoria
's Jubilee, instead of the traditional roasting of an ox, Stow Bedon only roasted a pig.
Kelly's Directory
for 1883 records that Stow Bedon had a population of 324 with a total of 35 dwellings. It has been assumed in recent times however that the true number of houses during this period would have been greater.
Stow Bedon adjoins the hamlet
of Lower Stow Bedon although the two often appear to be considered one village and the church of Breckles St Margaret is nearby.
The village fete is held annually in June, and the village church, St Botolphs, holds a flower festival.
The Great Eastern Pingo Trail, a 13-kilometre circular walk, starts and finishes here. Parking is on the A1075, in the old railway station yard.
Stow Bedon is closely connected to the towns of Watton
, Attleborough
and Thetford
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
of 287 inhabitants in the Breckland
Breckland (district)
Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in East Dereham.Breckland District derives its name from the Breckland landscape region, a gorse covered sandy heath of south Norfolk and north Suffolk...
district of the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
.
The Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
mentions Stow Bedon, but in limited detail.
The Inclosure Act
Inclosure Act
The Inclosure or Enclosure Acts were a series of United Kingdom Acts of Parliament which enclosed open fields and common land in the country. They removed previously existing rights of local people to carry out activities in these areas, such as cultivation, cutting hay, grazing animals or using...
however mentions Stow Bedon as a 'Free Village' and mentions how the village "maintained an independent spirit".
Further records show that during Queen Victoria
Victoria of the United Kingdom
Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....
's Jubilee, instead of the traditional roasting of an ox, Stow Bedon only roasted a pig.
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory was a trade directory in the United Kingdom that listed all businesses and tradespeople in a particular city or town, as well as a general directory of postal addresses of local gentry, landowners, charities, and other facilities. In effect, it was a Victorian version of today's...
for 1883 records that Stow Bedon had a population of 324 with a total of 35 dwellings. It has been assumed in recent times however that the true number of houses during this period would have been greater.
Stow Bedon adjoins the hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Lower Stow Bedon although the two often appear to be considered one village and the church of Breckles St Margaret is nearby.
The village fete is held annually in June, and the village church, St Botolphs, holds a flower festival.
The Great Eastern Pingo Trail, a 13-kilometre circular walk, starts and finishes here. Parking is on the A1075, in the old railway station yard.
Stow Bedon is closely connected to the towns of Watton
Watton, Norfolk
Watton is a market town in the district of Breckland within the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the crossroads of the A1075 Dereham-Thetford road and the B1108 Brandon-Norwich Road, about west of Norwich....
, Attleborough
Attleborough
Attleborough is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England situated between Norwich and Thetford. The parish falls within the district of Breckland and has an area of 21.90 km² with a Mainline to both Norwich and Cambridge....
and Thetford
Thetford
Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just south of Thetford Forest. The civil parish, covering an area of , has a population of 21,588.-History:...
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