Hainford
Hainford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Hainford is located south of Aylsham and north of Norwich.
History
Hainford's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for 'enclosure ford.'In the Domesday Book, Hainford is listed as a settlement of 9 households hundred of Taverham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Roger the Poitevin.
Hainford Hall was built in the 18th century and is now derelict. The hall was at one time the property of Jonathan Worrell who owned 139 enslaved people in Barbados.
During the Second World War, several anti-invasion defences were built in Hainford. Furthermore, a stick of Luftwaffe bombs were dropped in the nearby Waterloo Plantation in an attempt to hit Stratton Strawless Hall which was being used as a radar installation.
There were two aircraft crashes in Hainford during the Second World War. In 1942, a Bristol Beaufighter of No. 68 Squadron RAF crashed in the parish likely flying from RAF Coltishall and in April 1945 a Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the 458th Bomb Group, 754th Bombardment Squadron crashed in the parish, two of the seven crew survived.
Geography
According to the 2021 census, Hainford has a population of 1,037 people which shows an increase from the 989 people recorded in the 2011 census.The B1354, between Thursford and Saxthorpe, passes through the village.
All Saints' Church
Hainford's parish church dates from the 19th century and was built to the designs of John Brown. All Saints' is located outside of the village of Newton Road and has been Grade II listed since 1984. The church holds Sunday services most weeks.The ruins of the medieval All Saints' Church also stands within the parish.
Amenities
The Chequers Pub has stood in the village since 1789. The thatched building burnt down in 1987, which resulted in the death of one firefighter. Christopher 'Sam' William Betts died during the clear up/damping down when a chimney collapsed on him. The pub remains open.Hainford Church of England Primary School is located within the village which is part of the Harnser Schools Federation. The headteacher is Mr. P. Cross.
Governance
Hainford is part of the electoral ward of Hevingham for local elections and is part of the district of Broadland.The village's national constituency is Broadland and Fakenham which has been represented by the Conservative Party's Jerome Mayhew MP since 2019.
War Memorial
Hainford War Memorial is a stone calvary cross with an octagonal shaft which lists the following names for the First World War:| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of death | Burial/Commemoration |
| Capt. | Douglas G. Rooke | Coldstream Guards | 2 Nov. 1918 | Staglieno Cemetery |
| St1C | Frederick T. Ulph | HMS Begonia | 29 Mar. 1916 | Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
| St1C | Arthur J. Larwood | HMS Marmion | 21 Oct. 1917 | Chatham Naval Memorial |
| Cpl. | William A. Tallowin | Water Transport, Royal Engineers | 17 Sep. 1918 | St. Omer Cemetery |
| LCpl. | Frederick Smithson | 10th Bn., Queen's Royal Regiment | 28 Apr. 1918 | Esquelbecq Cemetery |
| Gnr. | Arthur J. Fiddy | 87th Bde., Royal Field Artillery | 15 Dec. 1918 | Dernancourt Cemetery |
| Gnr. | Arthur J. Howard | 104th Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery | 21 May 1916 | Basra Memorial |
| Gnr. | Cornelius Skipper | 293rd Bty., R.G.A. | 12 Oct. 1917 | Dozinghem Cemetery |
| Pte. | John T. Coleman | 36th Bn., Australian Imperial Force | 10 Jan. 1917 | All Saints' Churchyard |
| Pte. | Arthur J. Earl | 10th Bn., Essex Regiment | 6 Apr. 1918 | Hangard Cemetery |
| Pte. | George W. Wright | 14th Bn., Gloucestershire Regiment | 21 Aug. 1917 | Villers-Faucon Cemetery |
| Pte. | Robert J. Haines | 144th Coy., Labour Corps | 19 Mar. 1918 | Oxford Road Cemetery |
| Pte. | Stanley E. Curson | 4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 19 Apr. 1917 | Jerusalem Memorial |
| Pte. | John Fiddy | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 27 Aug. 1917 | Monchy-le-Preux Cemetery |
| Pte. | Sidney Howard | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 5 Dec. 1917 | Honnechy Cemetery |
| Pte. | Edward Smith | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 7 May 1917 | Arras Memorial |
| Pte. | M. Norman Larwood | 8th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 19 Jul. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | Ivan S. Woodcock | 10th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 3 Jun. 1916 | All Saints' Churchyard |
| Pte. | George H. Ulph | 12th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 6 Apr. 1918 | Jerusalem War Cemetery |
| Pte. | Alfred W. Burton | 1st Bn., North Staffordshire Regt. | 14 Mar. 1915 | Cite Bonjean Cemetery |
| Pte. | Arthur W. Royal | 8th Bn., Queen's Own Regiment | 22 Mar. 1918 | Pozières Memorial |
| Pte. | Herbert Furness | 2/7th Bn., Sherwood Foresters | 21 Mar. 1918 | Arras Memorial |
| Pte. | Frank E. Furness | 21st Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment | 29 Mar. 1918 | Mindel Trench Cemetery |
| Pte. | Frank Howard | 2/7th Bn., Worcestershire Regiment | 10 Oct. 1916 | Loos Memorial |
| Pte. | Edward G. Daynes | 1st Bn., Yorkshire Regiment | 16 Jan. 1917 | Hollybrook Memorial |
| St2C | Frederick T. Royal | HMS Pembroke II | 23 Oct. 1918 | Woodlands Cemetery |
| Tel. | Allen J. Cory | HMS Queen Mary | 31 May 1916 | Chatham Naval Memorial |
The following names were added following the Second World War:
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of death | Burial/Commemoration |
| 2Lt. | William P. Harvey MiD | Malay States Volunteer Force | 18 Sep. 1942 | Kranji War Memorial |
| FSgt. | Malcolm Lewin | No. 172 Squadron RAF | 27 Jun. 1944 | Runnymede Memorial |
| LCpl. | John T. Skitmore | Royal Corps of Signals att. 3 Div. | 17 Oct. 1944 | Mook War Cemetery |
| Dvr. | Stanley J. Howard | 560 Coy., Royal Engineers | 21 Aug. 1943 | Kanchanaburi War Cemetery |
| Pte. | Arthur N. Luff | 6th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment | 10 Jun. 1943 | Kanchanaburi War Cemetery |