Colton, Norfolk
| Colton | |
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  Colton Location within Norfolk | |
| OS grid reference | TG109098 |
| Civil parish | |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR9 |
| Dialling code | 01603 |
Colton is a village and former civil parish, 8 miles (13 km) west of Norwich,[1] now in the parish of Marlingford and Colton, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 175.[2]
History[edit]
Colton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Cola's farmstead or settlement.[3]
Colton was recorded in the Domesday Book as Coletuna,[4] it is recorded as a settlement of 2 households in the hundred of Forehoe. The village was part of the estate of William de Warenne.[5]
On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Marlingford.[6] In 2001 the new parish was renamed to "Marlingford and Colton".[7]
The Norfolk Lurcher on High House Farm Lane[8] which first opened in 1991 and was called the Ugly Bug Inn until 2007.[9]
Geography[edit]
Colton falls within the constituency of South Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Richard Bacon MP of the Conservative Party.
St. Andrew's Church[edit]
Colton's parish church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Andrew.[10]
War memorial[edit]
Colton's war memorials take the form of two plaques located inside St. Andrew's Church. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:
- Private Daniel A. Shingles (d.1918), 5th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment
- Private Edward H. Loveday (d.1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- Private George I. Fenn (d.1916), 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
- Herbert Brown
- Frederick Davey
- Reginald Stone[11]
And, the following for the Second World War:
- Gunner Sidney Curtis (d.1945), 57th (Light) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
- Marine Graham G. Dunnell (1922–1941), att. HMS Hood
St. Andrew's also holds a memorial to Peter Dunnell who was killed after his Avro Lincoln was shot down by the Soviet Air Force over Occupied Germany in 1953.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Distance from Colton [52.645147, 1.116226]". GENUKI. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Population Statistics Colton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 19, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Colton
- ^ "Norfolk A-C". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 19, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG1009/colton/
- ^ "Relationships and Changes Colton CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "The Parish of Marlingford (change of name) order 2001" (PDF). South Norfolk Council. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "About Us". The Norfolk Lurcher. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Ugly Bug Inn". Norfolk Pubs. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ Knott, S. (2022). Retrieved December 19, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/colton/colton.htm
- ^ Pye, A. (2015). Retrieved December 19, 2022. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6579577
- ^ Pye, A. (2015). Retrieved December 19, 2022. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6579579
External links[edit]
- "Hundred of Forehoe: Colton". British History Online. Retrieved 30 August 2019.