Ingham, Norfolk

History

Ingham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Inga's homestead, possibly linked to the Germanic Ingaevones tribe.

In the Domesday Book, Ingham is listed as a settlement of 45 households in the hundred of Happing. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of Count Alan of Brittany and St Benet's Abbey.

The Lordship of Ingham was possessed at a very early date by the Ingham family. An Oliver de Ingham was living in 1183 and a John de Ingham is known to have been Lord in the reign of Richard I. The great-grandson of John, the distinguished Oliver Ingham lived here and his son-in-law Miles Stapleton of Bedale, Yorkshire, inherited jure uxoris.

Ingham Old Hall has its origins in the medieval times having been built circa 1320. In the 14th century the Hall was inhabited by the local Lord of the Manor, Sir Miles Stapleton, whose tomb stands in Ingham's Holy Trinity church alongside that of his father in law, Sir Oliver de Ingham.

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Ingham has a population of 362 people which shows a decrease from the 374 people recorded in the 2011 census.

Holy Trinity Church

Main article: Holy Trinity Church, Ingham

Ingham's parish church was built the 1340s by Sir Oliver Ingham and later attached to a Trinitarian Priory from the 1360s, built by Sir Miles Stapleton. Holy Trinity stands on Mill Road and has been Grade I listed since 1955. The church holds Sunday service twice monthly.

Holy Trinity holds several carved stone memorials to Sir Oliver Ingham and Sir Roger de Bois with his wife Lady Margaret.

Amenities

The village has one public house, The Ingham Swan, which is one of only two public houses tied to the Woodforde's Brewery of Woodbastwick in Norfolk. The original building was built in the 14th century and was part of Ingham Priory until its destruction under Henry VIII in the 16th century. In Spring 2010 it was renamed The Ingham Swan to avoid confusion with The Swan in nearby Stalham. The building has had much interior renovation.

Governance

Ingham is part of the electoral ward of Happisburgh for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North Norfolk, which has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone MP since 2024.

War Memorial

Ingham War Memorial is a tall marble memorial located inside Holy Trinity Churchyard which lists the following names for the First World War:

The following name was added after the Second World War:

References

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