Crostwick
Crostwick is located 2.6 miles (4.2 km) west of Wroxham and 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north of Norwich.
History
Crostwick's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for a clearing around a cross.
In the Domesday Book, Crostwick is listed as a settlement of 14 households in the hundred of Taverham. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Ralph de Beaufour and Roger de Poitou.
During the Second World War, parts of Crostwick were turned into a decoy airfield to distract the Luftwaffe from the target of RAF Horsham St Faith.
Geography
The village is bisected by the B1150, between Norwich and North Walsham.
St. Peter's Church
Crostwick's parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and dates from the Fifteenth Century. St. Peter's is located on North Walsham Road and has been Grade I listed since 1984.
St. Peter's was restored in the Victorian era but still boasts a Medieval wall-painting of Saint Christopher and an elaborately carved font dating from the Nineteenth Century. The church also features stained-glass windows designed by William Wailes which was restored by J & J King.
Governance
Coltishall is part of the electoral ward of Coltishall for local elections and is part of the district of Broadland.
The village's national constituency is Broadland and Fakenham which has been represented by the Conservative Party's Jerome Mayhew MP since 2019.
War memorial
Crostwick War Memorial stands on the North Walsham Road and is a plinth with a wheel-cross. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial/Commemoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpl. | Walter J. Sandy | 5th Bn., Machine Gun Corps | 2 Sep. 1918 | Vis-en-Artois Cemetery |
| Cpl. | Robert J. Parfitt MM | 8th Bn., Suffolk Regiment | 31 Jul. 1917 | Menin Gate |
| Pte. | John D. Patterson | 4th (Mounted) Bn., CEF | 14 Jun. 1917 | La Targette Cemetery |
| Pte. | Frederick A. Thaxton | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 12 Aug. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | Frederick J. Goffin | 12th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 11 Sep. 1918 | Strand Cemetery |
| Pte. | Henry J. Holmes | 1/4th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers | 24 Apr. 1917 | Arras Memorial |
And, the following for the Second World War:
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial/Commemoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO | Claude R. Goymer | HMS Patroclus | 3 Nov. 1940 | Portsmouth Naval Memorial |
| Pte. | Walter E. Dix | Queen's Own West Kent Regiment | 15 Sep. 1944 | Gradara War Cemetery |
References
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Crostwick | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "mnf13550 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "PARISH CHURCH OF ST PETER, Crostwick - 1372937 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Crostwick and Beeston St Andrew". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Geograph:: Caister to Croxton :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
External links
Media related to Crostwick at Wikimedia Commons