Fring, Norfolk
| Fring | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Church, Fring | |
  Fring Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 2.68 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
| OS grid reference | TF737346 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE31 |
| Dialling code | 01485 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Fring is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Fring is located 11 miles (18 km) north-east of King's Lynn and 35 miles (56 km) north-west of Norwich, at the source of the River Heacham.
History
[edit]Fring's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Frea's place.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Fring is listed as a settlement of 74 households in the hundred of Docking. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of Eustace, Count of Boulogne, William de Warenne and William d'Ecouis, Bishop of Thetford.[2]
A Roman road once passed through Fring.[3]
Fring Hall was built in the Nineteenth Century and was further re-built, after a fire, in the Twentieth Century.[4] It is likely that Fring Hall was used by the military during the Second World War.[5]
Geography
[edit]Due to its small size, Fring's population statistics have been combined with nearby Sedgeford for recent censuses.[6]
Fring is the traditional source of the River Heacham.
All Saints' Church
[edit]Fring's parish church dates from the Fourteenth Century, is located on Sedgeford Road and has been Grade II listed since 1953.[7] All Saints' remains open most Sundays for church services.[8]
All Saints' features a large Norman font and a stained-glass window depicting the Crucifixion, designed by Maille & Son.[9]
Governance
[edit]Fring is part of the electoral ward of Heacham for local elections and is part of the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
The village's national constituency is North West Norfolk which has been represented by the Conservative's James Wild MP since 2010.
War Memorial
[edit]Fring War Memorial is a grey granite wheel-headed cross located in All Saints' Churchyard.[10] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[11][12]
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial/Commemoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Lt. | Richard E. Dusgate | No. 46 Squadron RFC | 19 Dec. 1917 | Valenciennes Cemetery |
| Sgt. | Herbert Meek | 6th Bn., Royal Dublin Fusiliers | 17 Oct. 1918 | Saint-Souplet Cemetery |
| LCpl. | Charles Wright | 2/4th Bn., K.O.Y.L.I. | 29 Mar. 1918 | Gézaincourt Cemetery |
| Pte. | Norman Farthing | 8th Bn., Border Regiment | 5 Jul. 1916 | Lonsdale Cemetery |
| Pte. | Albert Steward | 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 21 Apr. 1915 | Menin Gate |
| Pte. | Clarence Spooner | 1/5th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 19 Apr. 1917 | Jerusalem Memorial |
References
[edit]- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Fring | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "mnf1289 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "mnf49121 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "mnf48792 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Fring (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Fring - 1304672 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Fring: All Saints". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Norfolk Churches". norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Fring War Memorial, Fring - 1443625 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Geograph:: Fakenham to Fundenhall :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Fring". roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
External links
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