Stow Bardolph

Stow Bardolph

Holy Trinity church
Stow Bardolph
 Stow Bardolph shown within Norfolk
Area  24.68 km2 (9.53 sq mi)
Population 1,014 (2001 Census)
   – density  41/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF628058
Civil parishStow Bardolph
DistrictKing's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town KING'S LYNN
Postcode district PE34
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
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Coordinates: 52°37′32″N 0°24′14″E / 52.62555°N 0.40378°E

Stow Bardolph is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, lying between King's Lynn and Downham Market on the A10.

The wax effigy of Sarah Hare who died in 1744

It covers an area of 6,100 acres (2,500 ha) and had a population of 1,014 in 421 households at the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

History

The village name evolved from Stowe Bardolf meaning "Meeting place of the Bardolfs". This was almost certainly because of connections with the Lords Bardolf, from nearby Wormegay Castle.[2]

The Stow Bardolph estate was purchased by the Hare family in 1553. The original Stow Hall was constructed in 1589 by Nicholas Hare, Master of the Rolls and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, but fell into disrepair and was demolished. The second Stow Hall to be built was in 1796, but this to fell into disrepair and was demolished. The final Stow Hall to be built was in 1874 and was demolished in 1994 due to being beyond economic repair.[3]

Holy Trinity Parish Church was extensively restored by John Raphael Rodrigues Brandon around 1850. A wax effigy of the upper body of Sarah Hare, who died in 1744, including alarmingly lifelike face and hands, is displayed upright in a mahogany case in the Hare Chapel of the church.[4] It is the only funerary effigy of its kind outside Westminster Abbey. There is a stained glass window to the memory of Victoria Cross winner Reverend James William Adams who was vicar here from 1896 to 1902.[5]

The village is home to a Rare Breeds Centre called Church Farm which opened in 2004.[6]

Education

The old rectory serves as a preparatory school and Montessori nursery which opened in 1984.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Stow Bardolph, Norfolk: Village Information, History and Genealogy". Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Stow Hall Gardens". Church Farm Stow Bardolph. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Stow Bardolph". Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  5. ↑ 1912 DNB entry
  6. ↑ "History of Church Farm". Church Farm Stow Bardolph. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Downham Preparatory School & Montessori Nursery". daynurseries.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2015.

External links

Media related to Stow Bardolph at Wikimedia Commons