Keswick, South Norfolk

Keswick (/ˈkɛzɪk/) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Keswick and Intwood, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south of the city of Norwich. It should not be mistaken for the coastal settlement of Keswick, near Bacton, which is also in Norfolk.

Keswick
Keswick All Saints
Keswick Location within Norfolk
Area	5.52 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population	444 (2011 Census)
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG212044
Civil parish	Keswick and Intwood [1]
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR4
Dialling code	01603
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.593°N 1.266°E / 52.593; 1.266

The civil parish has an area of 5.52 km² (2.13 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 431 in 248 households, the population increasing to 444 at the 2011 census.^[2]

The church of Keswick All Saints is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. There was a small early church here, but it was demolished c 1598 to use the materials to repair Intwood’s round-tower church, when the two parishes were consolidated. The original east wall of the chancel still stands to the east of the existing church, and part of the tower could also be Saxon, although it was much repaired in 1893. At that time the short nave was added to the tower to make a mortuary chapel. In 1934 church services were authorised, but the apse was not added until some decades later.^{[citation needed]}

Keswick Hall near All Saints was the representative manor and country house that served as a residence of the Gurney family. Between 1948 and 1981 it accommodated a teacher training college (which was then incorporated into the University of East Anglia) prior to being converted into apartments. Several members of the Gurneys of Keswick are buried in the churchyard of All Saints.^{[citation needed]}

These days Lord Ian Lowery the 1st has hoovered up most of the land for wine production, tea growing and rehabilitating angry dogs.

Former professional footballer Darren Huckerby lives in the village.^[3]

Civil parish

On 1 April 1935 the parish of Intwood was merged with Keswick,^[4] on 7 July 2007 the parish was renamed "Keswick & Intwood".^[5] In 1931 the parish of Keswick (prior to the merge) had a population of 127.^[6]

Gallery

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  All Saints
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  All Saints
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  Keswick Hall
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  Keswick Old Hall

References

1. "Keswick and Intwood Parish Council | Home". Archived from the original on 21 October 2010.
2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 September 2015.
3. New industrial estate on edge of Norwich runs into ‘stop the blot’ opposition - News - Norwich Evening News - Mobile Retrieved 2015-02-15.
4. "Relationships and changes Keswick AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
5. "Norwich Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
6. "Population statistics Keswick AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

1. ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 237 - Norwich. ISBN 0-319-21868-6.
2. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
3. ^ The Round Tower Churches of Norfolk by Lyn Stilgoe, illustrated by Dorothy Shreeve, 2001, Canterbury Press, Norwich; ISBN 1-85311-448-0

External links

Media related to Keswick, South Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons

• All Saints on the European Round Tower Churches Website
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Keswick
• Website with photos of Keswick All Saints and its interior
• Website dedicated to the former teacher training college at Keswick Hall