Garboldisham
Village in Norfolk, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Garboldisham (/ˈɡɑːrbəlʃəm/) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
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 Garboldisham Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 13.80 sq mi (35.7 km2) |
| Population | 990 (2021) |
| • Density | 72/sq mi (28/km2) |
| OS grid reference | TM005815 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DISS |
| Postcode district | IP22 |
| Dialling code | 01953 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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Garboldisham is located 7.1 miles (11.4 km) north-west of Diss and 22 miles (35 km) south-west of Norwich, along the A1066.
History
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Garboldisham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Gaerbald's homestead or village.[1]
To the south of the village are the hamlets of Smallworth and Broomscot Common, the name of the latter possibly recalling the village's ancient pagan past, but more likely perhaps an affiliation to a Scandinavian with the surname Brun.[2] This name might reflect the Viking invasions or Scandinavian connections of the Wuffingas, founders of the kingdom of East Anglia. It might even go further back in time, according to unsubstantiated theories that the pre-Roman Iceni inhabiting this area were Old English speakers rather than Cymric/Welsh.[3]
There is a 10-foot high Bronze Age round barrow on Garboldisham Heath, known locally as 'Soldier's Hill' and 'Boadicea's Grave', although there is no evidence that Queen Boudicca is buried here.[4] Local antiquarian Basil Brown carried out an excavation at the mound around 1963, and uncovered a burial urn, some cremated human bone, two flint flakes and a flint scraper. The burial probably dates from around 1300 BC and were likely disturbed by gravel quarrying in the nearby woods during the First World War.[5][6]
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Garboldisham is listed as a settlement of 7 households in the hundred of Guiltcross. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of King William I.[7]
Garboldisham Hall was built in the early Nineteenth Century by Sir George Gilbert Scott. In the late Eighteenth Century, the hall was the property of Crisp Molineux who earned much of his wealth profiting from the plantations in Saint Kitts.[8] In 1822, the hall was the birthplace of John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough. It was subsequently demolished in 1952.
Geography
According to the 2021 census, Garboldisham has a population of 990 people which shows an increase from the 969 people recorded in the 2011 census.[9]
Garboldisham is located along the A1066, between Thetford and Diss.
Church of St. John the Baptist
Garboldisham's parish church is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and dates from the Thirteenth Century. St. John's is located within the village on Church Street and has been Grade I listed since 1958.[10] The church still holds regular Sunday services, usually three times a month.[11]
St. John's holds a rare East Anglian example of a Galilee porch with the interior decoration largely the remnants of a Nineteenth Century restoration by James Powell and Sons. The church also holds an elaborate rood screen featuring various saints, a set of royal arms from the reign of Queen Anne and a font from the Fifteenth Century.[12]
Garboldisham also holds the ruins of All Saints' Church, which was abandoned in 1734 after the tower collapsed into the nave,[13] and a Methodist Chapel on the southern side of the A1066.
Amenities
The village contains a Post Office with independent shop, selling a range of groceries as well as East Anglian regional "gourmet" produce.[14]
Garboldisham Church of England Primary School is located close to St. John's Church and is part of St. Benet's Academy. The Headteacher of the school is Mrs. M. Croskell.[15]
The village's pub has been open since the Seventeenth Century, in 2011 the council put forward plans to convert the building into five flats. This plan was opposed by the local community who formed a consortium and eventually bought the pub in 2016 and re-opened it a year later.[16]
Garboldisham Cricket Club has a ground outside of the village on Harling Road and operates four men's teams, one women's team and juniors teams.[17]
In Popular Culture
The "Garboldisham Road" was mentioned in the A Bit of Fry and Laurie sketches "Information"[18] and "Strawberries and Cream".[19]
Notable residents
- Crisp Molineux- (1730–1792) politician, lived in Garboldisham.
- John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough- (1822–1883) politician and landowner, born in Garboldisham
- Lord Alan Spencer-Churchill- (1825–1873) British Army officer and businessman, born in Garboldisham.
- Maj. Ernest Denny DSO- (1872–1949) Oxford University cricketer and British Army officer, died in Garboldisham.
- Lucinda Gooderham- (born 1984) rower, born in Garboldisham.
Governance
Garboldisham is part of the electoral ward of Guiltcross for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.
The village's national constituency is South West Norfolk which has been represented by Labour's Terry Jermy MP since 2024.
War Memorial
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Garboldisham's war memorial takes the form of a stone octagonal shaft on a two-stepped plinth topped with a cross adorned with a carving depicting Saint George and the Dragon, located at the junction of Manor and Church Road. The memorial was renovated in 2014 to mark the First World War Centenary[20] and lists the following names:[21]
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial/Commemoration |
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| Maj. | George F. Molyneux | 3rd Bn., Grenadier Guards | 22 Oct. 1915 | Vermelles Cemetery |
| Capt. | WG. Flack MC & Bar | 1st Bn., Royal Fusiliers | 7 Sep. 1917 | Étaples Military Cemetery |
| Lt. | Arthur L. Kennaway | 1st Regt., Dorset Yeomanry | 21 Aug. 1915 | Green Hill Cemetery |
| 2Lt. | Thomas R. Pollard | 2nd Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment | 2 Jul. 1918 | Étaples Military Cemetery |
| Sgt. | Arthur C. Atkins | Royal Marines att. HMS Indefatigable | 31 May 1916 | Portsmouth Memorial |
| Cpl. | Frederick C. Lince | G Coy., Royal Engineers | 20 Feb. 1919 | St. John's Churchyard |
| Dvr. | Robert D. Smith | 105th Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery | 21 Jun. 1918 | Staglieno Cemetery |
| Pte. | Walter Chapman | 7th Bn., The Buffs | 3 Nov. 1918 | Étaples Military Cemetery |
| Pte. | James Anness | 1st Bn., Essex Regiment | 3 Nov. 1915 | Helles Memorial |
| Pte. | Alan G. Garnham | 2/8th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers | 11 Oct. 1918 | Landrecies Cemetery |
| Pte. | Frederick Claxton | 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 4 Sep. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | Sidney W. Shearing | 1st Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 9 Oct. 1917 | Tyne Cot |
| Pte. | Albert Reeve | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 30 Nov. 1917 | Cambrai Memorial |
| Pte. | Arthur Brock | 8th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 27 Sep. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | Thomas C. Chaplin | 8th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 5 Oct. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | Herbert G. Reeve | 8th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 1 Jul. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | James Reeve | 8th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 1 Jul. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | Samuel L. Langley | 2nd Bn., Suffolk Regiment | 22 Jan. 1916 | Menin Gate |
The following names were added after the Second World War:
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial/Commemoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LCpl. | Walter C. Hurrell | 2nd Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment | 8 May 1944 | Kohima War Cemetery |
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