Haddiscoe

Haddiscoe is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk. The parish also includes the small hamlet of Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe.

Haddiscoe is located north-west of Lowestoft and south-east of Norwich.

History Haddiscoe's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for Haddr's wood.

In the Domesday Book, Haddiscoe is listed as a settlement of 70 households in the hundred of Clavering. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of King William I, Roger Bigod, Ralph Baynard and Robert, son of Corbucion.

The only preceptory of the Knights Templar in Norfolk stood in the parish from 1218 to 1312, though the precise site of the building is unknown.

In 1827, the Haddiscoe Cut was dug through the parish to provide a more navigable water route from the River Yare to the North Sea.

Haddiscoe Railway Station opened in 1904 and still operates as a stop on the Lowestoft section of the Wherry Line. The station was preceded by an older Haddiscoe Railway Station which sat on the Norfolk Railway between 1847 and 1904.

Norfolk's only remaining First World War pillbox stands in the village.

Geography According to the 2021 census, Haddiscoe has a total population of 459 people which demonstrates a decrease from the 487 people listed in the 2011 census.

Haddiscoe is located at the junction of the A143, between Gorleston-on-Sea and Haverhill, and the B1136, from Hales.

St. Mary's Church Haddiscoe's parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and is one of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. St. Mary's is located on Church Lane and has been Grade I listed since 1960. The church holds Sunday services once a month and is part of the Waveney Marshlands Benefice.

St. Mary's also features medieval carved stonework and stained-glass windows.

St. Matthias' Church Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe's church is dedicated to Saint Matthias and is another of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. St. Matthias' is located on Church Road and has been Grade I listed since 1960. The church holds bimonthly Sunday services and is part of the Waveney Marshlands Benefice.

Notable residents

Sir John Arnesby Brown- (1866-1955) Notts County footballer and landscape gardener, lived and died in Haddiscoe. Janet Street Porter lives on Haddiscoe Island.

Windmill Toft Monks Windpump is a restored tower mill, built for draining the marshes.

Governance Haddiscoe is part of the electoral ward of Thurlton 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 Haddiscoe War Memorial is a stone cross patee in St. Mary's Churchyard which lists the following names for the First World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/CommemorationSgt.George H. Haines4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment19 Apr. 1917Jerusalem MemorialSgt.George Grimmer MM9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.4 Dec. 1917Cambrai MemorialLCpl.Reg H. Randlesome1st Bn., Norfolk Regt.24 Sep. 1918St. Mary's ChurchyardCpl.Harold A. Meen9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.26 Sep. 1915Loos MemorialGnr.Leonard R. Culley2 H.A. Group, Royal Garrison Artillery25 Apr. 1917Étaples Military CemeteryPte.Jeffery BuxtonGHQ MT Coy., Army Service Corps23 Oct. 1918Montecchio CemeteryPte.Isadore J. Youngs2nd Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment7 Jun. 1917Perth CemeteryPte.William E. Revell8th Bn., Border Regiment5 Jul. 1916Thiepval MemorialPte.William C. Mills2nd Bn., Middlesex Regiment24 Apr. 1918Pozières MemorialPte.George Wright1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment23 Nov. 1914Menin GatePte.Victor Beevor7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.13 Oct. 1915Loos MemorialPte.Absalom C. Flaxman7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.13 Oct. 1915Loos MemorialPte.William Patrick7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.13 Oct. 1915Loos MemorialPte.Ernest Patrick8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.17 Feb. 1917Stump Road CemeteryPte.Harry Baldry9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.18 Oct. 1916Thiepval MemorialPte.Harry S. Grimmer9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.15 Sep. 1916Thiepval MemorialPte.Walter H. Stannard1st Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment25 Jul. 1916Puchevillers CemeteryPte.Harold Beevor8th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regt.4 Oct. 1917Tyne CotRfn.Harry Hayden2nd Bn., Rifle Brigade 17 Mar. 1915St. Sever CemeteryRfn.Leonard Haines10th Bn., Rifle Bde.24 Oct. 1918St. Mary's ChurchyardEng.Henry SymondsH.M. Drifter Golden Rule15 Feb. 1918Chatham Naval MemorialTmr.M. Barry FlaxmanH.M. Trawler Loch Ard10 Sep. 1917Chatham Naval Memorial The following names were added after the Second World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/CommemorationFSgt.Leonard P. CulleyNo. 27 (Coastal) Squadron RAF9 Jan. 1945Kranji War MemorialSgt.Neville J. MeenNo. 142 (Bomber) Squadron RAF16 Aug. 1943Malta MemorialCpl.John W. BeevorRoyal Air Force15 Apr. 1941Pietermaritzburg CemeteryPte.John R. Rusted2nd Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment21 May 1940Chercq CemeterySmn.Jack ReadH.M. Trawler Rodino24 Jul. 1940St. James' Churchyard

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