Village in Norfolk, England
Human settlement in England
Corpusty is a village and former civil parish , now in the parish of Corpusty and Saxthorpe , in the North Norfolk district of Norfolk , England. It is located on the River Bure , about 16 mi (26 km) from Norwich and 6 mi (9.7 km) from Holt . In the 2011 Census , Corpusty had a population of 2,322 residents living in 1,193 households.[ 2]
History
Corpusty's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for 'raven's path'.[ 3]
In the Domesday Book , Corpusty is recorded as a settlement of six households in the hundred of South Erpingham . In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of William de Warenne , William de Beaufeu and William d'Ecouis .[ 4]
The village was once home to Corpusty and Saxthorpe railway station , which opened in 1883 as part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway . It was a stop on their route between Melton Constable and Yarmouth Beach . The station closed in 1959, yet much of the infrastructure still remains.
Governance
In 1931, the parish of Corpusty had a population of 434.[ 5]
On 1 April 1935, the parish of Saxthorpe was merged with Corpusty;[ 6] the parish was renamed Corpusty & Saxthorpe on 1 April 2007.[ 7]
Corpusty lies within the constituency of North Norfolk ; it is represented at Parliament by Duncan Baker MP of the Conservative Party .
St. Peter's Church
Corpusty's parish church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Peter . It was significantly remodelled over the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, and subsequently in the nineteenth century. By the 1960s, the church building began to decline and is now in the care of the Norfolk Churches Trust .[ 8]
Amenities
Corpusty Primary School is located in the village and operates as part of the Synergy Multi-Academy Trust . In 2022, the school was rated 'Good' by Ofsted .[ 9]
The Duke's Head public house in Corpusty is still open and has operated on the site since 1794.[ 10]
Little London
The hamlet of Little London lies to the north-west of the village, also on the south side of the River Bure. It comprises one street, which is named The Street ; both Corpusty and Saxthorpe also have streets so named.
War memorial
Corpusty shares a war memorial with Saxthorpe which takes the form of a marble plaque inside St. Andrew's Church.[ 11]
It lists the following names for the First World War :
Second-Lieutenant Maurice J. L. Walker (1893–1917), 6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment
Petty-Officer Benjamin Betts (d.1915), H.M. Torpedo Boat 10
Leading-Stoker George Dodd (1892–1916), HMS Queen Mary
Corporal Stanley C. Harrison (1891–1918), 4th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps
Corporal John H. Pinchen (1892–1917), 1/5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Lance-Corporal Robert H. Farrow (1896–1916), 6th Battalion, Border Regiment
Lance-Corporal Herbert T. Harrison (1894–1917), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private-First Class George S. Griffiths (1885–1918), 73rd Wing RFC
Gunner William F. Southgate (1888–1916), 137th (Heavy) Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Private James Roberts (1892–1917), 44th (Western Australia Rifles) Battalion , Australian Imperial Force
Private Colin G. Pinchen (1895–1917), 6th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment
Private James J. Middleton (1890–1917), 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment
Private Oscar W. Dodman (1890–1915), 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
Private Arthur F. Harrison (1899–1918), 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
Private Samuel H. Smithson (1882–1917), 2nd Battalion, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
Private David J. Bullock (1893–1917), 7th Battalion, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
Private Alfred S. R. Harrison (1890–1916), 19th Battalion, Manchester Regiment
Private Walter A. Potter (d.1917), 19th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
Private William R. Hipperson (1896–1915), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Alfred K. King (1876–1917), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private James A. Pye (1891–1917), 1/4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private George Allen (1882–1915), 1/5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private John Hancock (1879–1915), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Sidney J. Faircloth (1895–1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Henry C. Middleton (1892–1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private J. Thomas Sarsby (1897–1917), 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
Private George H. Hollox (d.1917), 16th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
Private Frederick A. Margetson (1882–1918), 18th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
Private Claudley G. Keeler (1890–1917), 25th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
Private Walter Allen (1898–1917), 2nd Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment
Private Samuel Harrison (1900–1918), 6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment
Private Walter R. Field (1892–1916), 10th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment
Private Richard T. Griffiths (1885–1917), 12th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Private William R. Hollox (1897–1918), 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Private Horace H. Carr (1894–1918), 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
Private Frederick W. Howard (1899–1918), 15th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
Rifleman Ernest R. Faircloth (1894–1918), 2nd Battalion, Royal Ulster Rifles
Pvt. Albert J. Harrison
The following as listed for the Second World War :
Corporal Herbert J. Roberts (1917–1940), 11th (Field) Company, Royal Engineers
Private Albert G. Mears (1920–1942), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
William Williamson
Leslie Wright
References
External links
Media related to Corpusty at Wikimedia Commons