Woodrising, Norfolk

St Nicholas, Woodrising

Woodrising is a village and former parish in Norfolk, England.

The villages name means 'Risa's people' or perhaps, 'Brushwood place' or 'people of the brushwood'. 'Wood' was a 13th century addition.^[1]

The village of Woodrising is south of Dereham, formerly in the Mitford Hundred, now in the Breckland district, in Cranworth parish.

The tower of St Nicholas, Woodrising, collapsed in the early 18th century.

The lords of the manor were the De Rising family, followed by the Southwell family, owners of Woodrising Hall, including Sir Richard Southwell (d. 1563), Sir Robert Southwell (d. 1598), and Thomas Southwell who sold the family estates to Francis Crane.

The old Hall was demolished in the 18th-century leaving a moated site. Queen Elizabeth stayed at the Hall for four days in 1578. She travelled from Kimberley, Norfolk and went on to Thetford.^[2]

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Coordinates: 52°35′27″N 0°56′01″E / 52.59083°N 0.93361°E / 52.59083; 0.93361