Worstead
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| Area | 10.65 km2 (4.11 sq mi) |
| Population | 922 (2011) |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] TG3026] |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORTH WALSHAM |
| Postcode district | NR28 |
| Dialling code | 01692 |
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| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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Worstead /ˈwʊstɪd/ is a village and civil parish in the North Norfolk district of Norfolk, England.
In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 862 in 365 households;[1] the population increased to 922 at the 2011 census.[2]
History
The village's name means "enclosure place".[3]
In Domesday Book of 1086 Worstead is called Wrdesteda and Ordested. King Canute gave the village to the abbots of St Benet's Abbey on the River Bure in the Norfolk Broads. At the time of Domesday Book the village had two churches, one of which is believed to have been St Andrew's Church, of which no remains exist.[4]
The village became prosperous from the twelfth century when weavers from Flanders arrived in the area. They had been encouraged to settle in Norfolk by King Edward III of England, who had married a Flemish princess. Worsted cloth derives its name from this weaving heritage, although it is no longer manufactured in the village and the last weaver, John Cubitt, died in 1882 at the age of 91. The oldest Act of Parliament kept in the House of Lords Record Office is the Taking of Apprentices for Worsteads in the County of Norfolk Act of 1497.[5] Weaving and spinning demonstrations are part of the annual Worstead Festival on the last weekend in July.[6]
Geography
The village is 3 miles (5 km) south of North Walsham, 5 miles (8 km) north of Wroxham, and 13 miles (21 km) north of Norwich, and is covered by a conservation area.[7] The civil parish has an area of 10.65 km2. The parish includes the hamlets of Bengate, Briggate, Lyngate, and Meeting Hill[8] at the north-east, and Withergate just to the north of the village. Another settlement is along Station Road in the south-west of the parish, with houses, and a food factory which since 2015 has been operated by potato supplier Albert Bartlett.[citation needed] The North Walsham and Dilham Canal runs along the north-east parish boundary at Briggate.
Governance
Worstead parish council consists of nine members, and meets at the Village Hall.[9]
Worstead electoral ward elects a councillor to North Norfolk District Council.[10] Before boundary changes in 2019, the ward stretched north to Suffield. The pre-2019 ward had a population of 2,384 in 2011.[11] Since 2019 the ward has consisted of the parishes of Worstead, Westwick, Scottow, Swanton Abbott and Skeyton.[12]
Amenities
As of 2020 the village has a primary school,[14] a village hall, and adjacent recreation ground,[15] a pub,[16] and a Church of England parish church dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.[17]
The village is served by Worstead railway station on the Bittern Line.[18][19]
There is an annual festival, which was first held in 1966.[20][21]
References
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- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 September 2015.[dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Norfolk Heritage Explorer Parish summary
- ^ 12 Hen. 7. c. 1
- ^ Worstead village history Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Retrieved 15 December 2005.
- ^ Conservation area, North Norfolk District Council (2012)
- ^ full name is Meeting House Hill; Norfolk Heritage Explorer site of Baptist Chapel, Meeting House Hill
- ^ Worstead Parish Council The Council
- ^ North Norfolk District Council Your Councillors
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ward population 2011". Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ North Norfolk District Council Ward boundaries 2019
- ^ Historic England St Mary, Worstead
- ^ Worstead Church of England Primary School
- ^ Worstead Parish Council Services and Amenities
- ^ WhatPub White Lady, Worstead
- ^ A Church Near You Worstead: St Mary
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East. Template:ISBN.
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. Template:ISBN.
- ^ Worstead Festival
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Johnson, Sabrina (19 March 2021). "Worstead Festival cancelled for second year running". Eastern Daily Press. Archant Community Media. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
External links
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- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Worstead
- Parish Council
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