Saxlingham Nethergate

{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|coordinates = {{coord|52.52794|1.28461|display=inline,title}}

|os_grid_reference = TM229973

|official_name = Saxlingham Nethergate

|population = 688

|population_ref = (2011)

|area_total_km2 = 8.55

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|shire_district = South Norfolk

|shire_county = Norfolk

|region = East of England

|civil_parish = Saxlingham Nethergate

|constituency_westminster = South Norfolk

|postcode_district = NR15

|postcode_area = NR

|post_town = NORWICH

|dial_code = 01508

|london_distance =

|static_image_name= Saxlingham Nethergate Church - geograph.org.uk - 358112.jpg

|static_image_caption= St Mary's parish church

}}

Saxlingham Nethergate is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about {{convert|9.5|mi|0}} south of Norwich.

The civil parish has an area of {{convert|3.3|sqmi}} and the 2001 Census recorded a population of 676 in 276 households, the population increasing to 688 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128471&c=NR15+1AP&d=16&e=62&g=6450647&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441883692202&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=10 September 2015}} For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls |date=2017-02-11 }}. Retrieved 2 December 2005. The Church of England parish church of St. Mary is Decorated Gothic, with a chancel, nave and square west tower with a ring of eight bells. In 1867 the church was thoroughly restored, the nave enlarged, a vestry added and a stained glass window inserted in the tower: several of the other windows are stained glass.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
Saxlingham Nethergate Church of England Primary school is a mixed school for ages 4 - 11 with a capacity of 77 pupils and was rated GOOD in its 2018 Ofsted inspection{{cite web |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/121054 |title = Ofsted {{!}} Saxlingham Nethergate CofE VC Primary School}}

Recreation

The Saxlingham Cricket Club is home to the Saxlingham Gents cricket team which plays in the Norfolk Alliance league in Division Six.{{cite web |url=https://saxlingham.play-cricket.com/Aboutus |title = Saxlingham CC}}

The recreation ground in the village hosts the cricket pitch, Saxon Bowls Club {{cite web |url=https://saxonbowlsclub.wordpress.com/about/ |title = Club details {{!}} saxonbowlsclub}} and the 43rd Saxlingham Nethergate Scout Group.

Notable residents

  • Michael Andrews (artist)
  • Samuel William King (1821–1868), rector of Saxlingham Nethergate and geologist
  • Richard K. Morgan{{cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/going-out/altered-carbon-author-richard-morgan-on-new-netflix-adaptation-1-5403512 |title=Meet the Norfolk author behind Netflix's biggest new series |date=18 February 2018 |work=Eastern Daily Press}}
  • Eddie 'Bertie' Boulter DFC (1923-2010), WWII RAF pilot, inventor of the balanced flue boiler, author.{{cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/obituaries/eddie-boulter-dfc-inventor-author-and-vintage-airplane-restorer-453482|title=Eddie Boulter, DFC: Inventor, author and vintage airplane restorer |date=22 April 2010 |work=Eastern Daily Press}}
  • Eric Pleasants, one of the few British members of the SS and a Gulag internee.{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=dxj5KaHT8aBU5sOdg%2BMVfg&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=24 January 2021|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}Weale, Adrian (2014-11-12). Renegades (Kindle Location 3416). Random House. Kindle Edition

See also

  • {{HMS|Saxlingham}}, a {{sclass2|Ham|minesweeper}}

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