Horsham St. Faith

Horsham St. Faith is a village near Norwich in Norfolk, England. It takes its name from the River Hor, which runs through it on its way from Horsford to Horstead; and a Benedictine priory, founded in honour of St. Faith that, until the dissolution of the monasteries, stood there. It is near Norwich International Airport, which began in 1939 as RAF Horsham St. Faith. [http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/s23.html] .

It has the remains of a motte and bailey castle, on the Horsford side of the A140, reached by following a track to the north of Church Street, which joins Horsford and Horsham St. Faith.

On 17 October from the early 12th century until 1872 it played host to one of the country's largest cattle fairs. This fair was held to the south of Spixworth Road around Bullock Hill and Calf Lane.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Manor House and the land that in 1939 became RAF Horsham St. Faith, was owned by John Thomas Spurrell, youngest son of Richard James Spurrell, of Thurgarton. Inside the church at Horsham St. Faith there is a memorial to his eldest son, John Francis Brabazon Spurrell, who was killed by buffalo at Kibaya, Tanganyika, in 1927.

Famous People

St. Robert Southwell - Jesuit priest, poet and martyr.

Further reading

* [http://www.broadland.gov.uk/leisure_and_tourism/1176.asp Horsham and Newton St Faith (Towns and Villages)]
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=38266 The Priory of Horsham St Faith]
* [http://www.norwichvts.org.uk/drayton_&_st_faith.htm Drayton and St Faith Medical Practice] history.
* [http://www.stfaithschurch.org.uk Information on the Parish Church of St Mary and St Andrew Horsham St Faith]

External links

* [http://www.st-faith.co.uk/ St Faith Village Website]
* [http://norfolk-guide.co.uk/2006/horsham-st-faiths-and-the-church-of-st-mary-and-st-andrew/ Norfolk Guide - Horsham St Faith]
* [http://www.stfaithschurch.org.uk Information on the Parish Church of St Mary and St Andrew Horsham St Faith]