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Hempnall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 14.82 km² (5.72 sq mi) and had a population of 1,310 in 522 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population reducing to 1,292 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk.

Hempnall
St Margaret, Hempnall
Hempnall Location within Norfolk
Area	14.82 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Population	1,292 (2011)
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM236942
Civil parish	Hempnall
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR15
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.500°N 1.293°E / 52.500; 1.293

The villages name means 'Hemma's nook of land'.

Hempnall lies on the B1527 road, with neighbouring villages including Tasburgh and Saxlingham Nethergate.

Facilities in Hempnall include a village hall, playing field, a primary school, and a convenience store run by RS McColl. 'The Hempnall Trust', a village charity, runs The Hempnall Mill Centre at the site of Hempnall Mill.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches east also south to Shelton and Hardwick with a total population at the 2011 population of 2,560.[3]

Recreation

Hempnall is home to a popular Tennis Club. In the heart of South Norfolk, the club boasts 2 quality floodlit hard courts that can be hired all year round to the public and club members. Their website can be reached here

Notable people

• Anna Hinderer, missionary, was born here in 1827. Hinderer has a small stained glass window devoted to her in the Lady Chapel of Liverpool Cathedral.[4]

According to John Wesley’s journal, on 4th September 1759 he walked the nine miles from Norwich to preach in Hempnall market place. He described how he was followed by a mob from Norwich, who may have been financed by the city’s brewers, and the mob’s ringleader tried to disrupt the proceedings with a horn. This was quickly thrown away by one of the crowd and the others were soon deeply attentive to John Wesley’s message: “By grace ye are saved through faith”

Notes

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Hempnall

External links

Media related to Hempnall at Wikimedia Commons

• Parish Council website

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