Barroway Drove

Barroway Drove
The former United Methodist Church, Barroway Drove
Barroway Drove is located in Norfolk
Barroway Drove
Barroway Drove
Location within Norfolk
Population126 
OS grid referenceTF5603
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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Norfolk
52°36′N 0°18′E / 52.60°N 00.30°E / 52.60; 00.30
Barroway Drove village hall

Barroway Drove is a village in the parish of Stow Bardolph in Norfolk, England. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Barroway Drove was referred to as Bardolph Fen.

The village lies on the eastern edge of The Fens and is notable for its lack of amenities and poor quality roads.

Barroway Drove Village Hall is the central hub of the community. It is the venue of the weekly parent and toddler group called Little Gems, and also takes on the role of polling station on election days.

In 2007, Stephen Fry filmed a number of scenes for his popular ITV television series Kingdom in the village.

Further reading

  • Smith, William P (2021). The Ancient Town of Wella. Carillson Publications.

War memorial

In 2018, Barroway Drove unveiled a new memorial plaque in the Village Hall to commemorate the fallen. The names for the First World War are listed as:

  • Lance-Corporal Frederick W. Towson (d.1918), 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
  • Gunner William Cave (1894–1916), 78th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
  • Private Herbert J. Croxford (d.1917), 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment
  • Private William Whybrow (d.1918), 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
  • Private Ralph E. Smith (1897–1917), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private George H. Fisher (1895–1918), 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
  • Private Frederick Height (d.1916), 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
  • Private Simon Hubbard (1881–1918), 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
  • Ordinary-Seaman Thomas W. Sutton
  • Private George W. Brown
  • Private Jesse Crofts
  • Private Herbert J. Hudson
  • Private Charles Nicholls
  • Private John T. Smith
  • Private Robert Turner

And, the following deaths from a No. 608 Squadron RAFMosquito crash after take-off from RAF Downham Market during the Second World War:

  • Flying-Officer Oswald C. Sweetman (1917–1944)
  • Flight-Lieutenant Reginald G. Gardner (1913–1944)

And, the following names from an American B17 Flying Fortress of 379th BG, 525 Squadron which crashed in the village following a mid-air explosion.[1] They are listed as:

  • Second-Lieutenant John Daly, Jr.
  • Second-Lieutenant Robert W. Koerber
  • Staff-Sergeant Carl B. Christenson
  • Staff-Sergeant Frank J. Hearne
  • Staff-Sergeant John N. M. I. MacCallum
  • Staff-Sergeant Harold J. Polizze
  • Staff-Sergeant Harvey W. Tuber
  • Technical-Sergeant Engineer Adriel W. Langendoerfer
  • Technical-Sergeant Omer L. Young

References

  1. ^ "42-31083". Americanairmuseum.com. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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