Catfield

{{Infobox UK place

| official_name = Catfield

| country = England

| region = East of England

| shire_district = North Norfolk

| shire_county = Norfolk

| civil_parish = Catfield

| static_image = Village Sign Catfield.jpg

| static_image_width = 250px

| static_image_caption = Catfield Village Sign

| population = 983

| population_ref = (parish, 2021 census)

| area_total_km2 = 10.01

| population_density =

| os_grid_reference = TG380210

| coordinates = {{coord|52.74032|1.53534|display=inline,title}}

| post_town = GREAT YARMOUTH

| postcode_area = NR

| postcode_district = NR29

| dial_code = 01692

| constituency_westminster = North Norfolk

| london_distance = {{convert|136|mi|km}}

}}

Catfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

The village is located {{convert|19.7|mi|km}} south-east of Cromer and {{convert|17.3|mi|km}} north-east of Norwich.

History

Catfield's name is of both Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin, deriving from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for Kati's open land.{{Cite web |title=Key to English Place-names |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Catfield |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk}}

In the Domesday Book, Catfield is described as a settlement of 31 households in the hundred of Happing. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Alan of Brittany and Roger Bigod.{{Cite web |title=Catfield {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/TG3821/catfield/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=opendomesday.org}}

Catfield water tower was built in 1980 and was the first British water tower to be built from concrete.{{Cite web |title=mnf44003 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer |url=https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?mnf44003 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk}}

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Catfield has a population of 983 people which shows an increase from the 943 people recorded in the 2011 census.{{Cite web |title=Catfield (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/admin/north_norfolk/E04006401__catfield/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}

The A149, between King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth, runs through the parish.

All Saints' Church

Catfield's parish church is located at the junction of Church Road & School Road, dates from the Fourteenth Century and has been Grade I listed since 1955.{{Cite web |title=CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Catfield - 1373413 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1373413?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}

All Saints' boasts an elaborately painted rood screen depicting various kings and saints as well as a set of royal arms which dates from the Georgian era but was painted over in the reign of Queen Victoria.{{Cite web |title=Norfolk Churches |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/catfield/catfield.htm |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=www.norfolkchurches.co.uk}}

Notable Residents

Harry Cox- (1885-1971) farmworker and folk-singer, died in Catfield.

Governance

Catfield is part of the electoral ward of Stalham for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North Norfolk, which has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone MP since 2024.

War Memorial

Catfield's war memorial is located in All Saints' Churchyard and was unveiled in 1919 largely due to the fundraising efforts of Mrs. Ruth Wenn, widow of Captain Wenn listed below.{{Cite web |title=Catfield War Memorial, Catfield - 1442402 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1442402?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:{{Cite web |title=Geograph:: Caister to Croxton :: War Memorials in Norfolk |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/War-Memorials-in-Norfolk/5 |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=www.geograph.org.uk}}

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Name

!Unit

!Date of death

!Burial

Capt.

|William Wenn

|1/5th Bn., Norfolk Regiment

|1 Apr. 1917

|El Qantara Cemetery

Lt.