Letheringsett with Glandford explained

Official Name:Letheringsett with Glandford
Country:England
Region:East of England
Static Image Name:St Andrew's church - geograph.org.uk - 1547438.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Andrew's Church, Letheringsett
Static Image 2 Name:File:Letheringsett Norfolk UK ca 1910.jpg
Static Image 2 Caption:Village of Letheringsett about 1910
Population:232
Area Total Km2:8.19
Population Ref:(2011 census)[1]
Coordinates:52.907°N 1.064°W
Post Town:HOLT
Postcode Area:NR
Postcode District:NR25
Dial Code:01263
Civil Parish:Letheringsett with Glandford
London Distance Mi:126

Letheringsett with Glandford is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It includes the village of Letheringsett, along with the hamlet of Glandford.[2] The village straddles the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. Letheringsett is 1.2 miles west of Holt, 32.2 west north east of King's Lynn and 126 miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

Toponymy

The origin of the name 'Letheringsett' is uncertain. Perhaps, 'dwelling-place of Leodhere's people' or 'dwelling-place of the Hleothringas (= the dwellers on the noisy stream)'. Alternatively, 'dwellers on the Hleothre'.

'Glandford' means 'Revelry ford', suggesting that games or sports were held here.

Description

The village of Letheringsett is situated in the valley of the River Glaven and has two watermills, Letheringsett Brewery watermill which stands on the west side of the river next to the A148 road bridge and is now disused, and Letheringsett Watermill which lies 150 yards to the south. It is the last working watermill in the county of Norfolk, has won several prestigious awards for its flour production and is a tourist attraction.[3] Next to the Brewery watermill is the village pub, the King's Head, which was built in the Georgian period.

Letheringsett Hall is a care home. It is a Grade II* listed building.

St Andrew's Church

The Church of England parish church of Letheringsett, St Andrew's, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

The church appeared on a Great Britain commemorative stamp, issued on 21 June 1972 as part of a set on British Architecture (Village Churches).

Notable people

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Letheringsetthttp://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Glandford%20with%20Bayfield

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 31 August 2015.
  2. OS Explorer map 24” (Edition A 1997) – “Norfolk Coast Central. .
  3. Web site: EDP Food Awards. Eastern Daily Press. 28 June 2009.
  4. Michael Martin, Literature and the Encounter with God in Post-Reformation England (2016), p. 156