Ickburgh

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.52162|0.66638|display=inline,title}}

| os_grid_reference = TL809948

| official_name = Ickburgh

| population = 350

| population_ref = (2021 census)

| shire_district = Breckland

| shire_county = Norfolk

| region = East of England

| constituency_westminster = South West Norfolk

| post_town = THETFORD

| postcode_district = IP26

| postcode_area = IP

| dial_code = 01842

| static_image = File:Ickburgh Village sign - geograph.org.uk - 5554430.jpg

| static_image_width = 240px

| static_image_caption = Ickburgh Village Sign

| area_total_sq_mi = 11.84

| hide_services = Yes

}}

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

Ickburgh is located {{Convert|8.1|mi|km}} north of Thetford and {{Convert|27|mi|km}} west of Norwich.

History

Ickburgh's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Icca's fortification.{{Cite web |title=Key to English Place-names |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Ickburgh |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk}}

In the Domesday Book, Ickburgh is listed as a settlement of 17 households in the hundred of Grimshoe. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of William de Warenne, Ralph de Tosny, Walter Giffard and Roger, son of Rainard.{{Cite web |title=Ickburgh {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/TL8195/ickburgh/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=opendomesday.org}}

Ickburgh was the site of a medieval leper house which were eventually converted into houses.{{Cite web |title=mnf5083 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer |url=https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk}}

In 1942, large parts of the parish became part of the Stanford Training Area. Furthermore, parts of the parish became High Ash Camp which was used by the 7th Armoured Division in preparation exercises for the Normandy landings. Today, a Cromwell tank has been mounted on a plinth to commemorate the use of the training area.{{Cite web |title=mnf38774 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer |url=https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk}}

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Ickburgh has a population of 350 people which shows an increase from the 309 people recorded in the 2011 census.{{Cite web |title=Ickburgh (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/admin/breckland/E04006132__ickburgh/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}

The River Wissey passes through the parish.

St. Peter's Church

Ickburgh's parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and dates from the Fourteenth Century. St. Peter's is located on 'The Street' and has been Grade II listed since 1960.{{Cite web |title=CHURCH OF ST PETER, Ickburgh - 1077286 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1077286 |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} The church is no longer open for Sunday service.{{Cite web |date=2025-06-28 |title=Ickburgh: St Peter |url=https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10241/service-and-events/events-all/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=www.achurchnearyou.com |language=en}}

Though the churchtower of St. Peter's is from the medieval period, the remainder of the church was re-built in 1860s. During this restoration, new stained-glass was added to the church.{{Cite web |title=Norfolk Churches |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/ickburgh/ickburgh.htm |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=www.norfolkchurches.co.uk}}

Governance

Ickburgh is part of the electoral ward of Bedingfeld for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.

The village's national constituency is South West Norfolk which has been represented by Labour's Terry Jermy MP since 2024.

War Memorial

Ickburgh War Memorial is a stone plinth topped with a carved statue of a grieving woman.{{Cite web |title=Ickburgh War Memorial, Ickburgh - 1450487 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1450487 |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:{{Cite web |title=Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Ickburgh |url=https://roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Ickburgh.html |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=roll-of-honour.com}}{{Cite web |title=Geograph:: Ickburgh to Knapton :: War Memorials in Norfolk |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/War-Memorials-in-Norfolk/11#ickburgh-to-knapton |access-date=2025-06-01 |website=www.geograph.org.uk}}

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Name

!Unit

!Date of Death

!Burial/Commemoration

Sjt.

|Harry Browning MM

|7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment

|3 Aug. 1918

|Hollybrook Memorial

Sjt.