Saxlingham Nethergate

DistrictShire countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNORWICHPostcode districtNR15PoliceNorfolkFireNorfolkAmbulanceEast of England 52°31′41″N 1°17′05″E / 52.52794°N 1.28461°E / 52.52794; 1.28461

Saxlingham Nethergate is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about 9.5 miles (15 km) south of Norwich.

The civil parish has an area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) and the 2001 Census recorded a population of 676 in 276 households, the population increasing to 688 at the 2011 Census.^[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.^[2] 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]}
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^[3]

Recreation

The Saxlingham Cricket Club is home to the Saxlingham Gents cricket team which plays in the Norfolk Alliance league in Division Six.^[4]
The recreation ground in the village hosts the cricket pitch, Saxon Bowls Club ^[5] 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^[6]
• Eddie 'Bertie' Boulter DFC (1923-2010), WWII RAF pilot, inventor of the balanced flue boiler, author.^[7]
• Eric Pleasants, one of the few British members of the SS and a Gulag internee.^[8][9]

See also

• HMS Saxlingham, a Ham-class minesweeper

References

External links

• Map sources for Saxlingham Nethergate