| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.7087°N 1.3239°W |
| Os Grid Reference: | TG246174 |
| Official Name: | Frettenham |
| Population: | 740 |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.33 |
| Static Image: | Frettenham Village Sign.jpg |
| Static Image Width: | 240px |
| Region: | East of England |
| Civil Parish: | Frettenham |
| Postcode District: | NR12 |
| Postcode Area: | NR |
| Post Town: | Norwich |
| Dial Code: | 01603 |
Frettenham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located west of Wroxham, and north of Norwich.
Frettenham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Fraeta's homestead or village.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Frettenham is listed as a settlement of 34 households hundred of Taverham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Roger the Poitevin.[2]
Frettenham Windmill dates from the late-Nineteenth Century and is currently a private residence with its sails and fantail removed. The windmill is a Grade II listed building.
According to the 2011 Census, Frettenham has a population of 740 residents living in 321 households. Furthermore, the parish covered a total area of 2.44mi2.[3]
Frettenham 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.
Hillside Animal Sanctuary is located within the parish.
Frettenham's parish church is dedicated to Saint Swithin and dates from the late-Medieval period with substantial Nineteenth Century restoration. The church also holds a monumental brass memorial to Alice Thorndon (d.1420) with further stone memorials to Rev. Richard Woodes (d.1620) and Thomas Drake (d.1810) who was a treasurer aboard HMS Centaur and later a prisoner of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan.[4]
Frettenham's war memorial takes the form of a stone obelisk above a trapezoid plinth and is located in St. Swithun's Cemetery. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:
And, the following for the Second World War: