Geldeston
| Geldeston | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's Church | |
  Geldeston Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 3.40 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
| Population | 397 (2011) |
| • Density | 117/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM390914 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BECCLES |
| Postcode district | NR34 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Geldeston is a parish and village in Norfolk. It is about one mile westward of Gillingham and two miles north west of Beccles. Other nearby villages include Ellingham and Kirby Cane, immediately to its west.
The parish covers an area of 3.40 km2 (1.31 sq mi). In 2001,[1] it had a population of 398 in 161 households. This declined, very slightly, to 397 in 157 households at the 2011 census.[2]
The villages name means 'Gyldi's farm/settlement'.
Geldeston is home to a crinkle crankle wall (located close to the village green), which are found most commonly in Suffolk.[3]
Notable buildings[]
St Michael Church[]
The Church of St Michael (in full: the Church of St Michael & All Angels)[4] is one of 124 round-tower churches in Norfolk, England. It is thought to date back to 1150.[5]
St Michael is a Church of England church, falling under the Diocese of Norwich.[4] The current incumbent of the parish is the Reverend David Smith, who was licensed as priest-in-charge of the Waveney Benefice and the Raveningham Group on 4 March 2020. He moved from the Harling United Benefice in southwest Norfolk.[6] The previous rector, until June 2018, was Julie Oddy-Bates.
Village Hall[]
The village hall was originally opened in 1924.[7] It underwent significant renovation from 2016 onwards and is now a registered charity.
Notable people[]
- Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1964) for "her determinations by X-ray techniques of the structures of important biochemical substances",[8] who spent much of her childhood in Geldeston[9]
Notes[]
- ^ "Geldeston parish information". South Norfolk Council. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "The Crinkle-Crankle Walls of Suffolk". www.amusingplanet.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Geldeston: St Michael". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "St Michael's Geldeston Church". www.geldeston.org. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "A word from the Rectory", Tidings, February 2020.
- ^ "Geldeston Village Hall history page | Opened 1924 | 95 years old". geldestonvillagehall.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1964". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Nobel Lectures, Chemistry 1963-1970. Amsterdam: Elsevier Publishing Company. 1972.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Geldeston
External links[]
Media related to Geldeston at Wikimedia Commons
- Geldeston Village Hall website
- Geldeston Village, Norfolk village website
- St Michael's on the European Round Tower Churches Website
- Tidings: Parish News for Ellingham, Gillingham, Geldeston, Kirby Cane and Stockton print and online editions.
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