Bedingham

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| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.4833|1.3667|display=inline,title}}

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| official_name = Bedingham

| population = 221

| population_ref = (2011)

| area_total_km2 = 5.52

| static_image_name = Bedingham-g1.jpg

| static_image_caption = St Andrew's Church

| shire_district = South Norfolk

| shire_county = Norfolk

| region = East of England

| civil_parish = Bedingham

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| postcode_district = NR35

| postcode_area = NR

| post_town = BUNGAY

| dial_code = 01508

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Bedingham is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, about 11 miles (18 km) south of Norwich. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 216, increasing to 221 at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120540&c=NR35+2AS&d=16&e=62&g=6450455&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441649631916&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=7 September 2015}}

The villages name means 'Homestead/village of Beda's people'.{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Bedingham|title=Key to English Place-names}}

The church of Bedingham St Andrew is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

War memorial

Bedingham's War Memorial takes the form of a stone Celtic cross memorial in St. Andrew's Churchyard. It holds the following names for the First World War:

Corporal Frederick J. Jarvis (1897–1918), 1st Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Gunner George H. Green (1893–1915), 1st Battery, Royal Australian Artillery
Gunner George Everett (1879–1916), HMS Lion
Private George J. Alexander (1872–1917), Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Private George K. Tippell (1896–1915), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment
Private George Yallop (1887–1917), 104th Company, Labour Corps
Private Charles A. Legood (1882–1918), 490th Company, Labour Corps
Private Austin L. Everett (1897–1916), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Walter Roper (1884–1914), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private William P. Fisk (1882–1915), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Albert Wright (1876–1919), Garrison Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Albert T. Tippell (1891–1917), 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
Private Frederick W. Quantrill (1894–1917), H Battalion, Tank Corps

And, the following for the Second World War:

Sergeant Ronald E. Elvin (1923–1943), No. 21 Operational Training Unit Peck, M. (2017). http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Bedingham.html

References

External links

[http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Karte/D5/Bedingham_St_Andrew/bedingham_st_andrew.html Website with photos of Bedingham St Andrew], a round-tower church
https://web.archive.org/web/20080828222324/http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/bedingham_parish.asp

Category:Villages in Norfolk

Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk