Bradfield, Norfolk

Bradfield
Saint Giles Parish Church, Bradfield
Bradfield Bradfield shown within Norfolk
Population	273 (parish, 2001 census)
OS grid reference	TG2733
– London	135 miles (217 km)
Civil parish	Swafield CP
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORTH WALSHAM
Postcode district	NR28
Dialling code	01263
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
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Coordinates: 52°50′58″N 1°22′17″E / 52.84944°N 1.37132°E / 52.84944; 1.37132

Bradfield is a village within the civil parish of Swafield, in the English county of Norfolk.^[1] The village is 7.6 miles (12.2 km) south south east of Cromer, 18.1 miles (29.1 km) north north east of Norwich and 135 miles (217 km) north east of London. The village lies 3.1 miles (5.0 km) north north west of the town of North Walsham. The nearest railway station is at Gunton for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. As with some Norfolk villages, Bradfield stretches across many square miles and merges into other villages on the edges.Bradfield Cricket Club has roots dating back to the late 1800s when a group of farm workers were allowed to play cricket on one of Bradfield Hall Farm fields. Over the years the ground has developed and now boasts one of the best playing surfaces and outfields in the whole of the Norfolk Cricket Alliance

Saint Giles parish Church

Saint Giles is a large church for what is now a small community. The church, however was once bigger still.^[2] There is evidence of this both inside and out, because the north and south arcades were filled in when the aisles were demolished. The pillars and arches can still be seen, set in the walls, the early 14th century capitals revealing the age of the church. The porch is dated 1786, along with the churchwardens' names, which is probably shortly after the aisles were demolished.^[3] At the east end of the church there is a decorated window and pentagonal buttresses with stone pinnacles added in 1864 when some restoration work was carried out on the church. Above the chancel arch there is a wall painting of Christ in Judgment. He sits on a rainbow showing his wounds. The wall painting dates from the 15th century.^[3]

Church Gallery

The church tower
The chancel viewed from the altar
The altar and east window
the Font

References

↑ Ordnance Survey, Explorer Sheet 252, Norfolk Coast East, ISBN 978-0-319-46726-8
↑ Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East, By Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson, Bradfield entry. ISBN 0-300-09607-0
1 2 The King’s England series, NORFOLK, by Arthur Mee,Pub:Hodder and Stoughton,1972, page 40 Bradfield, ISBN 0-340-15061-0

External links

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Civil parishes of North Norfolk

Alby with Thwaite Aldborough Antingham Ashmanhaugh Aylmerton Baconsthorpe Bacton Barsham Barton Turf Beeston Regis Binham Blakeney Bodham Briningham Brinton Briston Brumstead Burgh and Tuttington Catfield Cley next the Sea Calthorpe Colby Corpusty Cromer Dilham Dunton East Beckham East Ruston Edgefield Erpingham Fakenham Felbrigg Felmingham Field Dalling Fulmodeston Gimingham Great Snoring Gresham Guestwick Gunthorpe Hanworth Happisburgh Helhoughton Hempstead Hempton Hickling High Kelling Hindolveston Hindringham Holkham Holt Honing Horning Horsey Hoveton Ingham Ingworth Itteringham Kelling Kettlestone Knapton Langham Lessingham Letheringsett with Glandford Little Barningham Little Snoring Ludham Matlaske Melton Constable Morston Mundesley Neatishead Northrepps North Walsham Overstrand Paston Plumstead Potter Heigham Pudding Norton Raynham Roughton Runton Ryburgh Salthouse Scottow Sculthorpe Sea Palling Sheringham Sidestrand Skeyton Sloley Smallburgh Southrepps Stalham Stibbard Stiffkey Stody Suffield Sustead Sutton Swafield Swanton Abbott Swanton Novers Tatterford Tattersett Thornage Thorpe Market Thurning Thursford Trimingham Trunch Tunstead Upper Sheringham Walcott Walsingham Warham Wells-next-the-Sea West Beckham Westwick Weybourne Wickmere Wighton Witton Wiveton Wood Norton Worstead

See also South Norfolk Great Yarmouth Broadland North Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk Breckland

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