Hevingham
| Hevingham | |
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 St Botolph, Hevingham |
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 Hevingham
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| Hevingham shown within Norfolk | |
| Area | 11.66 km2 (4.50 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,260 (2011) |
| • Density | 108/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG203212 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR10 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Hevingham is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of the English county of Norfolk. Situated between the A140 road Norwich to Cromer road and the B1149 road Norwich to Holt road. It is 7 miles (11 km) north from the city of Norwich and 4 miles (6.4 km) south from the market town of Aylsham.
Hevingham parish covers a wide area—11.66 square kilometres (4.50 sq mi). The village has grown slightly since the 1891 census (which showed a population of 760) to its level of 1,150 in 452 households as shown in 2001 census. then a population of 1,260 in 485 households at the 2011 Census.
The village name has Old English origins and is translated as homestead of the people of Hefa.
The village is documented in the Domesday Book where it is recorded as Heuincham "where one freeman, a priest, is recorded as holding 40 acres in alms for the King". The village of Rippon or Ripton is noted within Hevingham but this village was deserted during the medieval period. Its exact location is unknown.
‘William White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk 1845’ described Hevingham thus:
Archaeological evidence shows that the site of the village has been occupied since the bronze age. But there are much earlier signs of activity, a Mesolithic flint axe-head being the earliest archaeological find recorded, with several neolithic flint axe-heads also being recovered.
There is evidence of Roman activity. A Roman iron-working site was found during ploughing and was subsequently excavated. Archaeologists also investigated pottery kilns in the parish in the 1950s. Five kilns were recorded. These produced cooking vessels and other pottery during the 2nd century. The names of two potters who worked at the site – INGENU and ESAMI are recorded on the stamps they used on their pottery. There also extensive finds recorded from throughout the Saxon period.
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