Dunston, Norfolk

Dunston
Dunston is located in Norfolk
Dunston
Dunston
Location within Norfolk
OS grid referenceTG 227 025
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorwich
Postcode districtNR14
Dialling code01508
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°34′36″N 1°17′02″E / 52.5767°N 1.2839°E / 52.5767; 1.2839

Dunston is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stoke Holy Cross, in the South Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk.

Dunston is located 6.9 miles (11.1 km) east of Wymondham and 3.1 miles (5.0 km) south of Norwich, in the valley of the River Tas.

History

Dunston's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Dunn's or Dunni's settlement.[1]

In the Domesday Book, Dunston is listed as a settlement of 35 households in the hundred of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Alan of Brittany, Roger Bigod, Godric the Steward, Ralph de Beaufour and an unnamed freeman.[2]

Dunston Hall was built in the Elizabethan style in 1859 by John Chessell Buckler and later by Edward Boardman in 1878.[3] Today, the hall is a luxury hotel, spa and golf course.[4]

Geography

In 1931 the parish had a population of 63.[5] On 1 April 1935 the civil parish was abolished and merged with Stoke Holy Cross.[6]

Dunston Common is located within the village and is popular with walkers.

St. Remigius' Church

Dunston's village church is dedicated to Saint Remigius and dates from the Thirteenth Century. St. Remigius' is located on Stoke Lane and has been Grade II listed since 1959.[7]

St. Remigius's tower was rebuilt in the Victorian era but the church still boasts a rood screen from the Fifteenth Century and stained-glass designed by J & J King of Norwich depicting Saint Remigius, Saint Christopher and Saint Nicomedes.[8]

Governance

Dunston is part of the electoral ward of Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is South Norfolk which has been represented by the Labour's Ben Goldsborough MP since 2024.

War Memorial

Dunston's war memorial is solely for the First World War and is a wooden plaque inside St. Remigius' Church which lists the following names:[9]

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial
Sgt. Robert C. Rayner att. Chinese Labour Corps 29 Jan. 1920 Fort Massey Cemetery
Gnr. William H. Nudds Royal Field Artillery 28 Jul. 1917 Koksijde Cemetery
Gnr. William T. Rayner 147th Bde., R.F.A. 1 Nov. 1918 Thiant Cemetery
Pte. Stephen H. Hubbard 3rd Bn., Grenadier Guards 31 Jul. 1917 Menin Gate
Pte. Alfred J. Parfitt 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment 27 Jul. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte. Frederick H. Bloom 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 17 Jul. 1915 Nieppe Cemetery
Pte. Albert F. Jermy 8th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 1 Feb. 1917 Varennes Cemetery
Pte. Frank Parfitt 8th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 19 Jul. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte. Frederick W. Loveday 4th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment 23 Apr. 1917 Arras Memorial

References

  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Dunston | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Dunston-Hall - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Dunston Hall Hotel | Luxury 4 Star Hotel In Norwich, Norfolk". www.dunstonhallhotel.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Population statistics Dunston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Relationships and changes Dunston AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  7. ^ "CHURCH OF ST REMIGIUS, Stoke Holy Cross - 1050433 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Geograph:: Denton to Dunton cum Doughton :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2025.

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