Cringleford


Cringleford is a civil parish and village in the English county of Norfolk.
Cringleford is located north-east of Wymondham and south-west of Norwich city centre. The village sits on the River Yare and forms part of the outskirts of Norwich.

History

Cringleford's name is of mixed Viking and Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for a circular ford over the River Yare.
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Cringleford is listed as a settlement of 25 households located in the hundred of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Odo of Bayeux, Alan of Brittany and Roger Bigod.

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Cringleford has a population of 4,685 people which shows a dramatic increase from the 2,963 people recorded in the 2011 census.
Cringleford is located along the course of the River Yare and the A11, between London and Norwich. The A47, between Birmingham and Lowestoft, also passes through the parish.

St Peter's Church

Cringleford parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and dates from the late fourteenth century. St Peter's is located on Newmarket Road and has been Grade II listed since 1959.
St. Peter's Church was extended and re-built in the Victorian era and boasts a font from the sixteenth century. The church features stained-glass windows designed by Lavers, Barraud and Westlake, Herbert Bryans and Charles Eamer Kempe.

Amenities

The majority of local children attend Cringleford Church of England Primary School which was recently extensively refurbished and extended. In 2024, Cringleford Primary was rated by Ofsted as 'Good.'

Sports

Cringleford Lodge Cricket Club was founded in 2000 after the merger of Cringleford C.C. and Earlham Lodge C.C.
Cringleford Junior Football Club was founded in 2005 and is open to Children between ages 5 and 17.

War memorial

Cringleford's war memorial is a carved wooden plaque located inside St. Peter's Church. It lists the following names for the First World War:
RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/Commemoration
Capt.Kenneth N. W. Gilbert MC32nd Bty., Royal Field Artillery15 Oct. 1918St. Peter's Churchyard
Lt.Norman Ayris98th Coy., Royal Engineers31 Dec. 1915Armentières Cemetery
Lt.George K. Hampton1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment16 Aug. 1915Azmak Cemetery
Lt.Richard L. A. Bryant7th Bn., Suffolk Regiment23 May 1917Étaples Military Cemetery
2Lt.Dyker S. Priestley108th Coy., Machine Gun Corps1 Jul. 1916Thiepval Memorial
Sgt.John W. Moore2nd (Mounted) Bn., CEF21 Mar. 1918Aix-Noulette Cemetery
Pte.Bertie George8th Bn., Border Regiment18 May 1916Aubigny Cemetery
Pte.William G. Broom4th Bn., Middlesex Regiment28 Apr. 1917Arras Memorial
Pte.Arthur E. Denmark1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment14 Sep. 1914Chauny Cemetery
Pte.William E. Shorten2nd Bn., Norfolk Regt.23 Nov. 1915Basra Memorial
Pte.Harold F. Bloomfield1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 Apr. 1917Gaza War Cemetery
Pte.Edwin J. Cubitt1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regt.5 Dec. 1917Port Said Cemetery
Pte.Charles J. Smith7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.12 Oct. 1916Thiepval Memorial
Pte.Edward L. Goodchild8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.28 Apr. 1916Corbie Cemetery
Pte.Ernest Elsey9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.26 Sep. 1915Loos Memorial
Pte.John F. Thrower12th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 Aug. 1918Grand Hasard Cemetery
By2CHenry P. FicklingHMS Powerful22 Nov. 1918Weston Hill Cemetery

And, the following for the Second World War:
RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/Commemoration
Lt-Cdr.Stanley L. GarrettHMS Anking4 Mar. 1942Liverpool Naval Memorial
Capt.Maurice P. Gaymer4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment12 Feb. 1942Kranji War Cemetery
F/Lt.Cyril D. G. GarlandNo. 80 Squadron RAF28 Nov. 1942Heliopolis War Cemetery
Cpl.William A. C. BondNo. 617 Squadron RAF29 Sep. 1944Bari War Cemetery
LCpl.Percy H. J. ClarkPioneer Corps26 Feb. 1941Plumstead Cemetery