Kilverstone


Kilverstone is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England.
Kilverstone is located north-east of Thetford and south-west of Norwich.

History

Kilverstone's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for Kilvert's farmstead.
In the Domesday Book, Kilverstone is listed as a settlement of 18 households in the hundred of Shropham. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of King William I and Robert Malet.
During the 1840s, Kilverstone Heath was the scene of temporary wooden housing for navvies working on the railway. During the Second World War, a Type 22 Pillbox was built at the level crossing to defend Kilverstone against a possible German invasion.

Geography

Due to its small size, population statistics are not collected for Kilverstone.

St. Andrew's Church

Kilverstone's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and dates from the 12th century, being one of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. St. Andrew's is located on Kilverstone Road and has been Grade II listed since 1958. The church remains open for Sunday service once a month.
St. Andrew's features a stained-glass window designed by Leonard Walker and a set of royal arms from the reign of King George I.

Kilverstone Hall

Kilverstone Hall was built in the 17th century in the Jacobean style for Thomas Wright. The house was subsequently bought by Josiah Vavasseur, an executive at Armstrong Whitworth, who sold the home to the family of Admiral John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher.

Notable Residents

  • Josiah Vavasseur CB- industrialist, lived at Kilverstone Hall.
  • Admiral of the Fleet John Fisher GCB OM GCVO, 1st Baron Fisher- Royal Navy commander and naval reformer, retired to Kilverstone Hall.

    War Memorial

Kilverstone's war memorial is a marble plaque inside St. Andrew's Church which lists the following names for the First World War:
RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/Commemoration
Capt.Duncan C. Graham7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment28 Apr. 1917Arras Memorial
LSjt.James Maund12th Bn., Suffolk Regiment8 Jan. 1918Mory Abbey Military Cemetery
ASGeorge ThirtleDrake Bn., Royal Naval Division13 Nov. 1916Thiepval Memorial
Dvr.Charles T. Goddard127th Coy., Royal Engineers1 Dec. 1918Mikra British Cemetery
Pte.Alfred C. Vincent3rd Bn., Coldstream Guards15 Sep. 1916Thiepval Memorial
Pte.William E. Goddard6th Bn., Lancashire Fusiliers5 Apr. 1918Le Cateau British Cemetery
Pte.Arthur H. Hatton4th Bn., Loyal Regiment15 Jun. 1915Le Touret Memorial
Pte.Percy A. Meadows1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment7 Sep. 1916Thiepval Memorial
Pte.George Vincent7th Bn., North Staffordshire Regt.25 Jan. 1917Amara War Cemetery