Chedgrave

Chedgrave is a village and civil parish in English county of Norfolk.

Chedgrave
All Saints' Church
Chedgrave Location within Norfolk
Area	3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population	1,052 (2021)
• Density	299/km2 (770/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM364995
Civil parish	Chedgrave
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR14
Dialling code	01508
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.54167°N 1.48667°E / 52.54167; 1.48667

Chedgrave is located 0.4 miles (0.64 km) north of Loddon, separated by the River Chet, and 9.6 miles (15.4 km) south-east of Norfolk.

History

Chedgrave's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and likely derives from the Old English for Ceatta's pit or grove.^[1]

In the Domesday Book, Chedgrave is described as consisting of 73 households located in the hundred of Loddon. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Ralph Baynard.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Chedgrave has a population of 1,052 people which shows a minor increase from the 1,051 people recorded in the 2011 census.^[3]

Chedgrave is located along the course of the River Chet with the A146, between Norwich and Lowestoft, passing through the parish.

All Saints' Church

Chedgrave's parish church is a tower-less church dating from the Twelfth Century, located on Hardley Road which has been Grade I listed since 1960.^[4]

All Saints' was heavily restored in both the Georgian and Victorian eras as well as having a brick extension built in the 1990s. The church features an oak door dated to 1819 as well as Continental stained-glass windows which were allegedly extracted from Rouen Cathedral after the French Revolution.^[5]

All Saints' Church features a memorial to General John Barrett of the British Indian Army who died on 15th October 1880 in Rawalpindi, Punjab.^[6]

Governance

Chedgrave is part of the electoral ward of Loddon & Chedgrave 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

Chedgrave's war memorials are two marble plaques inside All Saints' Church. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:^[7][8]

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Burial
Gnr.	Edward G. H. Beckham	228th Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery	31 Jul. 1917	Klein Cemetery
Pte.	Free H. Easter	1/9th Bn., Durham Light Infantry	16 Jan. 1917	Peronne Rd. Cemetery
Pte.	James J. Fuller	4th Bn., Yorkshire Regiment	11 Nov. 1917	Longuenesse Cemetery

And, the following for the Second World War:

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Burial
AG2	Robert R. Goulty	Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve	1 Nov. 1943	Ambon War Cemetery
Pte.	Stanley D. Goodyear	4th Bn., Dorsetshire Regiment	2 Aug. 1944	Hottot-les-Bagues Cemetery
Pte.	Harry A. Seamons	4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment	11 Feb. 1942	Kranji War Memorial
Pte.	Albert E. H. Starman	4th Bn., Royal Norfolks.	21 Sep. 1944[a]	Kranji War Memorial