Fring, Norfolk

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Village in Norfolk, England

title: "Fring, Norfolk" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["king's-lynn-and-west-norfolk", "villages-in-norfolk", "civil-parishes-in-norfolk"] description: "Village in Norfolk, England" topic_path: "general/king-s-lynn-and-west-norfolk" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fring,_Norfolk" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Norfolk, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

FieldValue
countryEngland
coordinates
os_grid_referenceTF737346
official_nameFring
shire_districtKing's Lynn and West Norfolk
shire_countyNorfolk
regionEast of England
civil_parishFring
constituency_westminsterNorth West Norfolk
postcode_districtPE31
postcode_areaPE
post_townKING'S LYNN
dial_code01485
static_imageAll Saints Church, Fring - geograph.org.uk - 1163005.jpg
static_image_width240px
static_image_captionAll Saints Church, Fring
area_total_sq_mi2.68
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| country = England | coordinates = | os_grid_reference = TF737346 | official_name = Fring | population = | shire_district = King's Lynn and West Norfolk | shire_county = Norfolk | region = East of England | civil_parish = Fring | constituency_westminster = North West Norfolk | postcode_district = PE31 | postcode_area = PE | post_town = KING'S LYNN | dial_code = 01485 | london_distance = | static_image = All Saints Church, Fring - geograph.org.uk - 1163005.jpg | static_image_width = 240px | static_image_caption = All Saints Church, Fring | area_total_sq_mi = 2.68 Fring is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

Fring is located 11 mi north-east of King's Lynn and 35 mi north-west of Norwich, at the source of the River Heacham.

History

Fring's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Frea's place.

In the Domesday Book, Fring is listed as a settlement of 74 households in the hundred of Docking. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of Eustace, Count of Boulogne, William de Warenne and William d'Ecouis, Bishop of Thetford.

A Roman road once passed through Fring.

Fring Hall was built in the Nineteenth Century and was further re-built, after a fire, in the Twentieth Century. It is likely that Fring Hall was used by the military during the Second World War.

Geography

Due to its small size, Fring's population statistics have been combined with nearby Sedgeford for recent censuses.

Fring is the traditional source of the River Heacham.

All Saints' Church

Fring's parish church dates from the Fourteenth Century, is located on Sedgeford Road and has been Grade II listed since 1953. All Saints' remains open most Sundays for church services.

All Saints' features a large Norman font and a stained-glass window depicting the Crucifixion, designed by Maille & Son.

Governance

Fring is part of the electoral ward of Heacham for local elections and is part of the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North West Norfolk which has been represented by the Conservative's James Wild MP since 2019.

War Memorial

Fring War Memorial is a grey granite wheel-headed cross located in All Saints' Churchyard. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: ::data[format=table title=""]

RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/Commemoration
2Lt.Richard E. DusgateNo. 46 Squadron RFC19 Dec. 1917Valenciennes Cemetery
Sgt.Herbert Meek6th Bn., Royal Dublin Fusiliers17 Oct. 1918Saint-Souplet Cemetery
LCpl.Charles Wright2/4th Bn., K.O.Y.L.I.29 Mar. 1918Gézaincourt Cemetery
Pte.Norman Farthing8th Bn., Border Regiment5 Jul. 1916Lonsdale Cemetery
Pte.Albert Steward1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment21 Apr. 1915Menin Gate
Pte.Clarence Spooner1/5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 Apr. 1917Jerusalem Memorial
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References

References

  1. "Key to English Place-names".
  2. "Fring {{!}} Domesday Book".
  3. "mnf1289 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer".
  4. "mnf49121 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer".
  5. "mnf48792 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer".
  6. "Fring (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  7. "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Fring - 1304672 {{!}} Historic England".
  8. "Fring: All Saints".
  9. "Norfolk Churches".
  10. "Fring War Memorial, Fring - 1443625 {{!}} Historic England".
  11. "Geograph:: Fakenham to Fundenhall :: War Memorials in Norfolk".
  12. "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Fring".

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