Little Cressingham

Little Cressingham
St Andrew, Little Cressingham
Little Cressingham is located in Norfolk
Little Cressingham
Little Cressingham
Location within Norfolk
Area11.90 km2 (4.59 sq mi)
Population(2001 census)
OS grid referenceTF873000
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTHETFORD
Postcode districtIP25
Dialling code01953
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°33′56″N 0°45′52″E / 52.5656°N 0.7645°E / 52.5656; 0.7645

Little Cressingham lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south east by road from Great Cressingham, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Watton and 8 miles (13 km) south of Swaffham in the Breckland District of Norfolk. It covers an area of 11.90 km2 (4.59 sq mi) and had a population of 157 in 70 households at the 2001 census[1] It is in the civil parish of Great Cressingham. The village is located on the edge of the Stanford Battle Area.

The villages name origin is uncertain but probably means 'Homestead/village of Cressa's people', or perhaps, 'cress homestead/village'.

The village is dispersed, with the main centre focused on a crossroads around the church and the mill. The village church is dedicated to St Andrew and is partially ruined.[2][3] The building is medieval and designated as a Grade I listed building.[4] The village is in the Benefice of Cockley Cley.[5] The round tower Church of All Saints at Threxton lies 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the east of the village.[6]

The village pub, The White Horse, closed in 2004. Next to the church is the old Free School founded and endowed by William Farrer in 1809 and built at a cost of £144. It is now the village hall. The mill at Little Cressingham, a Grade II* listed building, is both a water and wind mill, one of only two in Norfolk.[7][8] It was built in about 1820 on the Clermont Estate and is now disused.[7]

Little Cressingham Wind/Watermill
  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ St Andrew, Little Cressingham, Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  3. ^ St Andrews Church. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  4. ^ Church of St Andrew, Little Cressingham, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  5. ^ "Benefice Of Cockley Cley". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2008.
  6. ^ Church of All Saints, Little Cressingham, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  7. ^ a b Wind and Water Mill, Little Cressingham, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  8. ^ Little Cressingham Mill, Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 2011-05-02.