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Ickburgh
Village in Norfolk, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ickburgh is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Ickburgh is located 8.1 miles (13.0 km) north of Thetford and 27 miles (43 km) west of Norwich.
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History
Ickburgh's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Icca's fortification.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Ickburgh is listed as a settlement of 17 households in the hundred of Grimshoe. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of William de Warenne, Ralph de Tosny, Walter Giffard and Roger, son of Rainard.[2]
Ickburgh was the site of a medieval leper house which were eventually converted into houses.[3]
In 1942, large parts of the parish became part of the Stanford Training Area. Furthermore, parts of the parish became High Ash Camp which was used by the 7th Armoured Division in preparation exercises for the Normandy landings. Today, a Cromwell tank has been mounted on a plinth to commemorate the use of the training area.[4]
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Geography
According to the 2021 census, Ickburgh has a population of 350 people which shows an increase from the 309 people recorded in the 2011 census.[5]
The River Wissey passes through the parish.
St. Peter's Church
Ickburgh's parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and dates from the Fourteenth Century. St. Peter's is located on 'The Street' and has been Grade II listed since 1960.[6] The church is no longer open for Sunday service.[7]
Though the churchtower of St. Peter's is from the medieval period, the remainder of the church was re-built in 1860s. During this restoration, new stained-glass was added to the church.[8]
Governance
Ickburgh is part of the electoral ward of Bedingfeld for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.
The village's national constituency is South West Norfolk which has been represented by Labour's Terry Jermy MP since 2024.
War Memorial
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Ickburgh War Memorial is a stone plinth topped with a carved statue of a grieving woman.[9] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[10][11]
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References
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