- Kettlestone
Kettlestone is a small
village (population 177ref|population) in the Englishcounty ofNorfolk . It is situated about five miles to the east of themarket town ofFakenham . The village is home to about 200 people and has about 100 houses, several farms and a small church. The village is broadly aligned east to west about a single street with houses mainly to the north.History
The village dates back to the time of the
domesday book . The village church is built of the localflint stone and is thought to date from the 13th century. The tower which dates from the 14th century is unusual for Norfok in that it is octagonal (Norfolk churches tend to have square towers, or occasionally round towers). The church was extensively restored in theVictorian period , work being completed in1871 . Inside the church is a 500 year-old font with shields showing the lion and thefleur-de-lys of England and France, the keys of Peter and the swords of Paul, the arms of the see of Norwich (the church is within theAnglican Diocese of Norwich ), and the emblem of theTrinity .A memorial in the church to
William Newman tells us that in thanks for the kindness shown to him when he was brought up here as a poorLondon boy in the 18th century he left £500 to the poor of Kettlestone forever.The
lychgate is a 20th century memorial toJames Cory ,rector of Kettlestone for 68 years until his death in1864 , who is buried in thechurchyard . He began as rector in1796 , and hence was preaching during theFrench Revolution , Trafalgar and Waterloo, theCrimean War , and theIndian Mutiny .References
# Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ."
# Much of this material is mentioned in THE KING'S ENGLAND - NORFOLK - Green Pastures and Still Waters, edited byArthur Mee ,Hodder & Stoughton , London, 1940.
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