Fishley Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.648°N 1.5447°W
Os Grid Reference:TG 40142 11851
Official Name:Fishley
Static Image:Fishley_St_Mary.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:St. Mary's Church, Fishley
Region:East of England
Postcode District:NR13
Postcode Area:NR
Dial Code:01493
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Fishley is a village in the English county of Norfolk, forming part of the civil parish of Upton with Fishley. The village is located north of Acle and east of Norwich.

History

In the Domesday Book, Fishley is listed as a settlement of 34 households located in the hundred of Walsham. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of King William I, St Benet's Abbey and William d'Ecouis.[1]

Fishley Hall was built as a manor-house in the Eighteenth Century and features ornate Georgian gardens and an approach drive. The hall was derelict by 1999 but is today fully restored and operates as a venue of wedding receptions.[2]

Geography

Fishley falls within the constituency of Broadland and is represented at Parliament by Jerome Mayhew MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.

St. Mary's Church

Fishley's church is dedicated to Saint Mary and is one of Norfolk's 124 remaining Anglo-Saxon round-tower churches. St. Mary's was heavily restored in the Nineteenth Century.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved January 01, 2023. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG3911/fishley/
  2. Rose, E. (2007). Retrieved January 01, 2023. https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF57181-Fishley-Hall&Index=49843&RecordCount=56734&SessionID=87cf4c1c-9deb-49f0-9541-de3a62654719
  3. Knott, S. (2016). Retrieved January 01, 2023. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/fishley/fishley.htm