Ketteringham
Village in Norfolk, England
title: "Ketteringham" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["south-norfolk", "villages-in-norfolk", "civil-parishes-in-norfolk"] description: "Village in Norfolk, England" topic_path: "general/south-norfolk" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketteringham" 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"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| coordinates | |
| os_grid_reference | TG163025 |
| official_name | Ketteringham |
| population | 180 |
| population_ref | (2021 Census) |
| shire_district | South Norfolk |
| shire_county | Norfolk |
| region | East of England |
| civil_parish | Ketteringham |
| constituency_westminster | South Norfolk |
| postcode_district | NR18 |
| postcode_area | NR |
| post_town | WYMONDHAM |
| dial_code | 01603 |
| static_image | File:Ketteringham village sign - geograph.org.uk - 6693901.jpg |
| static_image_width | 140px |
| static_image_caption | Ketteringham Village Sign |
| area_total_sq_mi | 2.51 |
| :: |
| country = England | coordinates = | os_grid_reference = TG163025 | official_name = Ketteringham | population = 180 | population_ref = (2021 Census) | shire_district = South Norfolk | shire_county = Norfolk | region = East of England | civil_parish = Ketteringham | constituency_westminster = South Norfolk | postcode_district = NR18 | postcode_area = NR | post_town = WYMONDHAM | dial_code = 01603 | london_distance = | static_image = File:Ketteringham village sign - geograph.org.uk - 6693901.jpg | static_image_width = 140px | static_image_caption = Ketteringham Village Sign | area_total_sq_mi = 2.51
Ketteringham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Ketteringham is located 3 mi north-east of Wymondham and 5.4 mi south-west of Norwich.
History
Ketteringham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the homestead of Cytra's people.
In the Domesday Book, Ketteringham is listed as a settlement of 38 households in the hundred of Humbleyard. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of Roger Bigod and Ranulf Peverel.
Ketteringham Hall was originally built in the Sixteenth Century which was extensively remodelled in the Nineteenth Century after a devastating fire. The house is an example of Gothic Revival architecture and is now in the ownership of Lotus Cars.
Geography
According to the 2021 census, Ketteringham has a total population of 180 people which demonstrates an increase from the 178 people listed in the 2011 census.
St. Peter's Church
Ketteringham's parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and dates from the Thirteenth Century. St. Peter's is located on Church Road and has been Grade II listed since 1959. The church holds Sunday service once a month.
St. Peter's holds various carved memorials to the various families who have lived in Ketteringham Hall as well as a set of medieval stained-glass roundels.
Governance
Ketteringham is part of the electoral ward of Mulbarton & Stoke Holy Cross for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.
The village's national constituency is South Norfolk which has been represented by the Labour's Ben Goldsborough MP since 2024.
War Memorial
Ketteringham War Memorial is a small Celtic-cross in St. Peter's Churchyard which was funded by Sir Maurice Boileau of Ketteringham Hall. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: ::data[format=table title=""]
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of death | Burial/Commemoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sjt. | George Betts | 4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 2 Nov. 1917 | Gaza War Cemetery |
| Cpl. | Walter Dawson | 4th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 19 Apr. 1917 | Jerusalem Memorial |
| LCpl. | Cecil Humphreys | 207th Coy., Royal Engineers | 10 Jul. 1916 | Gordon Dump Cemetery |
| Pte. | John Page | 12th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment | 19 Feb. 1917 | Queen's Road Cemetery |
| Pte. | Reginald W. Tooke | 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 27 Jul. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | Arthur G. Beaumont | 9th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 26 Sep. 1915 | Loos Memorial |
| :: |
The following names were added after the Second World War: ::data[format=table title=""]
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of death | Burial/Commemoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnr. | Frederick C. Browne | 65 AT Regt., Royal Artillery | 1 Dec. 1941 | Knightsbridge War Cemetery |
| Pte. | Hugh A. Salter | 4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment | 1 Dec. 1945 | St. Peter's Churchyard |
| :: |
References
References
- "Key to English Place-names".
- "Ketteringham {{!}} Domesday Book".
- "MNF9501 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer".
- "Ketteringham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- "CHURCH OF ST PETER, Ketteringham - 1373140 {{!}} Historic England".
- "Ketteringham: St Peter".
- "The Norfolk Churches Site".
- "Ketteringham War Memorial, Ketteringham - 1444514 {{!}} Historic England".
- "Geograph:: Ickburgh to Knapton :: War Memorials in Norfolk".
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::