Corpusty

Corpusty's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for 'raven's path'.{{Cite web |title=Key to English Place-names |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Corpusty |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk}}

In the Domesday Book of 1086, Corpusty is recorded as a settlement of six households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of William de Warenne, William de Beaufeu and William d'Ecouis.{{Cite web |title=Corpusty {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/TG1129/corpusty/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=opendomesday.org}}

At the turn of the Eighteenth Century, Corpusty watermill was built. The mill was heavily damaged in a flood in 1912, with the mill finally closing in 1965.{{Cite web |title=Norfolk Mills - Corpusty watermill |url=https://norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/corpusty.html |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=norfolkmills.co.uk}}

The village was once home to Corpusty and Saxthorpe Railway Station, which opened in 1883 as part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. It was a stop on their route between {{rws|Melton Constable}} and {{rws|Yarmouth Beach}}. The station closed in 1959, yet much of the infrastructure still remains.{{Cite web |title=Geograph:: Corpusty railway station - all that... © Evelyn Simak |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1257411 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.geograph.org.uk}}

In 1931, the parish of Corpusty had a population of 434.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10050418/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Corpusty AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 January 2023}} On 1 April 1935, the parish of Saxthorpe was merged with Corpusty;{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10050418|title=Relationships and changes Corpusty AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=23 January 2023}} the parish was renamed Corpusty & Saxthorpe on 1 April 2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/north%20walsham.html|title=North Walsham Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=23 January 2023}}

Corpusty is located along the River Bure and close to the course of the B1149, between Holt and Norwich.

Corpusty's parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and largely dates to the Fifteenth Century. St. Peter's is located on Norwich Road and has been Grade II listed since 1960.{{Cite web |title=CHURCH OF ST PETER, Corpusty and Saxthorpe - 1049202 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1049202?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}

St. Peter's became derelict in the late-Medieval era and was saved from ruin by a heavy restoration in 1891. The church again fell into disuse in the 1960s and suffered from vandalism and arson until it became a focus in a campaign by Mr. Roger Last and Lady Billa Harrod to restore abandoned churches. This campaign eventually developed into the Norfolk Churches Trust which, today, cares for St. Peter's Church.{{Cite web |title=Norfolk Churches |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/corpusty/corpusty.htm |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.norfolkchurches.co.uk}}

Corpusty Primary School is located in the village and operates as part of the Synergy Multi-Academy Trust. In 2022, the school was rated 'Good' by Ofsted.{{Cite web |last=enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk |first=Ofsted Communications Team |date=1970-01-01 |title=Find an inspection report and registered childcare |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145299 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk}}

The Duke's Head public house in Corpusty is still open and has operated on the site since 1794.{{Cite web |title=DUKES HEAD - CORPUSTY |url=https://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolkc/corpusty/corpudh.htm |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.norfolkpubs.co.uk}}

The hamlet of Little London lies to the north-west of the village, also on the south side of the River Bure. It comprises one street, which is named The Street; both Corpusty and Saxthorpe also have streets so named.

Corpusty is part of the electoral ward of Stody 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.

Corpusty's war memorial is shared with nearby Saxthorpe and is a marble plaque located in St. Andrew's Church, Saxthorpe.{{Cite web |title=Geograph:: Saxthorpe and Corpusty War Memorial © Adrian S Pye cc-by-sa/2.0 |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6579632 |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.geograph.org.uk}} The following men, who were likely from Corpusty, are listed for the First World War:{{Cite web |title=Geograph:: Saham Toney to South Lopham :: War Memorials in Norfolk |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/War-Memorials-in-Norfolk/18#saham-toney-to-south-lopham |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=www.geograph.org.uk}}

And, the following for the Second World War:

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