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Bressingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 15.77 km2 (6.09 sq mi) and had a population of 751 in 305 households as of the 2001 census,[1] the population increasing to 882 at the 2011 Census.

This article is about the village in Norfolk. For the steam museum and garden centre, see Bressingham Steam & Gardens.

Bressingham

St John the Baptist, Bressingham
Bressingham
Location within Norfolk
Area15.77 km2 (6.09 sq mi)
Population882 (2011)
• Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM0780
Civil parish
  • Bressingham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDISS
Postcode districtIP22
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52.38574°N 1.049713°E / 52.38574; 1.049713

History


The name Bressingham is of Anglo-Saxon origin and refers to the homestead of Briosa's people.[2]

Bressingham is mentioned in the Domesday Book as consisting of 47 households, which placed it in the largest 20% of settlements in 1086. At this time, Bressingham was divided between the land of William I (2 acres of meadow, 6 pigs and woodland) and Bury St Edmunds Abbey (16 acres of meadow, 26 pigs and woodland).[3]

Bressingham's St. John the Baptist Church was built in the Perpendicular Gothic Style in the 15th Century, yet features of the interior, specifically the Chancel, date back to the 14th Century. The stained glass windows depict St. Peter, St. Paul, John the Baptist and Christ, and were installed by J & J King of Norwich in 1877.[4]

From 1804, Bressingham had a thriving Amicable Society with upwards of thirty members agreeing to a rudimentary form of life insurance. The society conducted its meetings in the Chequers pub.[5]


Governance


Bressingham is part of the electoral ward of Bressingham & Burston for local elections and is classified as a district of South Norfolk.

Bressingham's national constituency is South Norfolk and has been represented by Richard Bacon MP at Parliament since 2001.

The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 2,810.[6]


Points of Interest



War Memorial


The Bressingham Parish War Memorial is found on the junction between School Road and High Road. It commemorates the following individuals who died in the First World War:


References


  1. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council. (2001). Retrieved June 20, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls
  2. Rye, J. (1991). A Popular Guide to Norfolk Place-names. Dereham: Larks Press.
  3. Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved October 30, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TM0780/bressingham/
  4. The Norfolk Churches Site. (2022). Retrieved October 10, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/bressingham/bressingham.htm
  5. Bressingham & Fersfield. (2021). Retrieved October 30, 2022. https://bressinghamandfersfield.org/2021/history/6203/(
  6. UK Census. (2011). Retrieved September 05, 2015. http://www.ukcensusdata.com/bressingham-and-burston-e05005914#sthash.XaOV9Fjf.dpbs


bressinghamandfersfield.org The website of Bressingham and Fersfield's Parish Council

Media related to Bressingham at Wikimedia Commons



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