Bawsey
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Bawsey is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the town of King's Lynn and 40 miles (64 km) west of the city of Norwich.[1][2] The village sits astride of the B1145 Kings Lynn to Mundesley road that dissects North Norfolk west to east.
The village's name means 'Beaw's island'[3]
The civil parish has an area of 6.81 square kilometres (2.63 sq mi) and in the 2011 census had a population of 216 in 105 households.[4] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[5] It forms part of the North West Norfolk constituency in the House of Commons. Norfolk County Council is responsible for roads, some schools, and social services.[citation needed]
The church was dedicated to St James and has been in ruins since at least 1745. The building and its surrounding area were the subject of a live dig by the Time Team programme in 1998. They determined it started life as a monastic settlement before becoming the parochial church of Bawsey; also during the weekend dig, the Norman arch under the former central tower was restored after it had collapsed some years before.[6]
War memorial
The War Memorials for Ashwicken, Bawsey and Leziate are located in All Saint's Church, Ashwicken. It holds the following names for the First World War:
- Rifleman William Watson (d.1917), 11th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)
- Private Robert J. Britton (1888–1916), 6th Battalion, Border Regiment
- Private Maurice G. Allison (d.1916), 1st (North Midland) Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
- Private Thomas H. Reed (d.1916), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Bertie E. Beales (1896–1918), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private William Newell (d.1917), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Walter Law (1893–1918), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Herbert Watson (d.1918), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private George Wilkin (d.1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
And, the following names for the Second World War:
- Able-Seaman Raymond C. Powley (1922–1941), HMS Nile[7]
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 236 - King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN 0-319-21867-8
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001)
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0952393/ [unreliable source?] [user-generated source]
- ^ Roll of Honour. (2007). Retrieved October 30, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Ashwicken.html
Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
External links
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