Knowledge

Skeyton

Source 📝

47: 31: 449: 690: 54: 536:. Inside the church the 19th century kingpost roof is visible, but older arched braces survive above the site of the rood screen. This was one of the first Norfolk churches to replace its box pews with benches and these survive along with an elaborate font and cover dating to 1846. Also of note is the plaster cast Royal Arms of 264: 526:
The parish church of All Saints is situated on prominent upland surrounded by fields with just one dwelling nearby. The church dates from the 13th century although the south porch dates from the 14th century. The wooden door has a fine example of an iron door knocker. To the side of the porch one of
456:
The parish of Skeyton is in the District of North Norfolk and covers an area of 528 hectares (1,300 acres). The western boundary of the parish runs along the course of two streams or becks, Skeyton Beck along the north-west boundary and Kings Beck to the south-west to the point where the beck joins
501:
There is little evidence to suggest evidence of settlement or activity in this parish until the medieval period. However, archaeological finds in the parish from before this period include small amounts of Bronze Age artifacts and Roman objects including an unusual figurine of the ancient Egyptian
510:
pottery shards. Most of this material has been uncovered in the vicinity of the church. Skeyton appears as Scegutuna in the Domesday Book of 1086, which describes it as being one league in length and half a league in breadth (measurements broadly consistent with those of the modern parish).
531:
windows are 15th century replacements. The church once had a north aisle, which was removed in the 15th century to widen the church which accounts for the asymmetric position of the Church tower. The uncrenellated tower is a simple square design with carrstone
599: 728: 304: 166: 581: 288: 506:
period have been found in the parish, many of which are typical objects from this era. These include several brooches, a delicate silver belt loop and Late Saxon
721: 312: 112: 646:
The Popular Guide to Norfolk Churches,1:North-East Norfolk, By D.P. Mortlock & C.V. Roberts, 1981, Pub:Acorn Editions, Page 84 Skeyton All saints,
477:
CP. To the north the parish borders the southern edge of woodland called North Walsham Wood and Lord Anson's Wood, both of which are in the parish of
714: 250: 276: 1441: 400:
a population of 200, increasing slightly to 207 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the
674: 651: 624: 565: 293: 502:
goddess Isis suckling the infant Horus, albeit badly corroded with several pieces missing. A scatter of metalwork objects from the
348: 330: 578: 1410: 281: 238: 202: 46: 537: 962: 437: 425: 105: 1436: 1062: 397: 737: 401: 340: 335: 1395: 757: 216: 1446: 862: 1357: 619:
A Popular Guide to Norfolk Place-names: by James Rye: Published by Larks press, Dereham, Norfolk, 2000;
1415: 1367: 837: 533: 515: 269: 148: 1172: 694: 1342: 1327: 1127: 942: 892: 852: 184: 95: 518:, an illegitimate son of John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey, was Lord of the Manor of Skeyton. 701: 1337: 1302: 1282: 1232: 1147: 1067: 972: 947: 847: 807: 752: 670: 647: 620: 561: 1312: 1307: 1142: 1087: 1052: 937: 822: 787: 666: 243: 30: 1322: 1242: 1122: 1022: 1012: 1002: 877: 782: 585: 470: 192: 1257: 1252: 1137: 1132: 1072: 857: 482: 1430: 1405: 1390: 1277: 1112: 997: 932: 917: 797: 741: 507: 478: 474: 405: 156: 1332: 982: 977: 882: 777: 429: 385: 132: 706: 579:
Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes
1177: 1042: 1032: 987: 957: 952: 922: 887: 792: 767: 486: 448: 1317: 1292: 1267: 1262: 1207: 1202: 1187: 1182: 1117: 1107: 1102: 1057: 912: 817: 466: 462: 458: 433: 363: 350: 1400: 1287: 1162: 1097: 927: 897: 832: 772: 762: 226: 689: 461:. The adjoining parishes along this western boundary are, north to south, 1372: 1347: 1272: 1247: 1222: 1217: 1082: 1027: 907: 902: 842: 1362: 1352: 1237: 1212: 1167: 1157: 1092: 1047: 1037: 1017: 1007: 992: 967: 827: 541: 540:
to commemorate Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887, which are painted and
417: 409: 393: 389: 231: 208: 174: 67: 1297: 1197: 1152: 1077: 872: 867: 812: 802: 421: 413: 122: 576:
Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001.
1227: 503: 447: 528: 408:. Skeyton lies 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the market town of 710: 527:
the lancet windows has been blocked up. Most of the
303: 287: 275: 263: 249: 237: 225: 215: 201: 183: 165: 147: 131: 120: 104: 93: 85: 77: 23: 669:and Bill Wilson, Skeyton All Saints, page 315. 396:. The village and parish of Skeyton had in the 722: 481:. The eastern boundary is with the parish of 436:, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is 8: 729: 715: 707: 420:and 129 miles (208 km) north-east of 20: 485:. The village derives its name from the 661: 659: 642: 640: 638: 636: 634: 632: 553: 302: 258: 224: 200: 119: 103: 76: 27: 665:Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East, By 493:. The name Skeggi is Norse in origin. 416:, 13.4 miles (21.6 km) north of 412:, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) south of 286: 274: 262: 248: 236: 214: 182: 164: 146: 92: 7: 424:. The nearest railway station is at 81:5.28 km (2.04 sq mi) 14: 560:OS Explorer Map OL40 The Broads. 688: 52: 45: 29: 544:and survive in fine condition. 522:The parish church of All Saints 53: 89:207 (parish, 2011 census) 1: 438:Norwich International Airport 1411:King's Lynn and West Norfolk 1063:Letheringsett with Glandford 589:. Retrieved April 10, 2009. 514:In the fourteenth century, 106:OS grid reference 18:Human settlement in England 1463: 35:All Saints Church, Skeyton 1442:Civil parishes in Norfolk 1381: 758:Aldborough and Thurgarton 748: 321: 299: 259: 40: 28: 600:"Parish population 2011" 452:The Kings Beck, Skeyton 384:is a small village and 127:129 miles (208 km) 863:Corpusty and Saxthorpe 453: 239:Postcode district 100:39/km (100/sq mi) 697:at Wikimedia Commons 451: 838:Burgh and Tuttington 516:Sir Edward de Warren 217:Sovereign state 1437:Villages in Norfolk 432:which runs between 360: /  1328:Wells-next-the-Sea 584:2017-02-11 at the 454: 305:UK Parliament 251:Dialling code 1424: 1423: 1068:Little Barningham 848:Cley next the Sea 753:Alby with Thwaite 702:Skeyton 1875-1975 693:Media related to 379: 378: 167:Shire county 1454: 1308:Upper Sheringham 1088:Melton Constable 731: 724: 717: 708: 692: 677: 667:Nikolaus Pevsner 663: 654: 644: 627: 617: 611: 610: 608: 606: 596: 590: 574: 568: 558: 375: 374: 372: 371: 370: 365: 361: 358: 357: 356: 353: 327: 211: 116: 115: 66:Location within 56: 55: 49: 33: 21: 1462: 1461: 1457: 1456: 1455: 1453: 1452: 1451: 1427: 1426: 1425: 1420: 1377: 744: 735: 686: 681: 680: 664: 657: 645: 630: 618: 614: 604: 602: 598: 597: 593: 586:Wayback Machine 575: 571: 559: 555: 550: 524: 499: 446: 368: 366: 362: 359: 354: 351: 349: 347: 346: 345: 325: 317: 294:East of England 207: 197: 179: 161: 143: 111: 110: 73: 72: 71: 70: 64: 63: 62: 61: 57: 36: 19: 12: 11: 5: 1460: 1458: 1450: 1449: 1444: 1439: 1429: 1428: 1422: 1421: 1419: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1396:Great Yarmouth 1393: 1388: 1382: 1379: 1378: 1376: 1375: 1370: 1365: 1360: 1355: 1350: 1345: 1340: 1335: 1330: 1325: 1320: 1315: 1310: 1305: 1300: 1295: 1290: 1285: 1280: 1275: 1270: 1265: 1260: 1258:Swanton Novers 1255: 1253:Swanton Abbott 1250: 1245: 1240: 1235: 1230: 1225: 1220: 1215: 1210: 1205: 1200: 1195: 1190: 1185: 1180: 1175: 1170: 1165: 1160: 1155: 1150: 1145: 1140: 1138:Pudding Norton 1135: 1133:Potter Heigham 1130: 1125: 1120: 1115: 1110: 1105: 1100: 1095: 1090: 1085: 1080: 1075: 1073:Little Snoring 1070: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1010: 1005: 1000: 995: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 965: 960: 955: 950: 945: 940: 935: 930: 925: 920: 915: 910: 905: 900: 895: 890: 885: 880: 875: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 755: 749: 746: 745: 738:Civil parishes 736: 734: 733: 726: 719: 711: 705: 704: 685: 684:External links 682: 679: 678: 655: 628: 612: 591: 569: 552: 551: 549: 546: 523: 520: 498: 495: 483:Swanton Abbott 465:CP, Burgh and 445: 442: 377: 376: 364:52.78°N 1.32°E 344: 343: 338: 333: 328: 326:List of places 322: 319: 318: 316: 315: 309: 307: 301: 300: 297: 296: 291: 285: 284: 279: 273: 272: 267: 261: 260: 257: 256: 253: 247: 246: 241: 235: 234: 229: 223: 222: 221:United Kingdom 219: 213: 212: 205: 199: 198: 196: 195: 189: 187: 181: 180: 178: 177: 171: 169: 163: 162: 160: 159: 153: 151: 145: 144: 142: 141: 137: 135: 129: 128: 125: 118: 117: 108: 102: 101: 98: 91: 90: 87: 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 65: 59: 58: 51: 50: 44: 43: 42: 41: 38: 37: 34: 26: 25: 17: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1459: 1448: 1447:North Norfolk 1445: 1443: 1440: 1438: 1435: 1434: 1432: 1417: 1414: 1412: 1409: 1407: 1406:North Norfolk 1404: 1402: 1399: 1397: 1394: 1392: 1391:South Norfolk 1389: 1387: 1384: 1383: 1380: 1374: 1371: 1369: 1366: 1364: 1361: 1359: 1356: 1354: 1351: 1349: 1346: 1344: 1341: 1339: 1336: 1334: 1331: 1329: 1326: 1324: 1321: 1319: 1316: 1314: 1311: 1309: 1306: 1304: 1301: 1299: 1296: 1294: 1291: 1289: 1286: 1284: 1281: 1279: 1278:Thorpe Market 1276: 1274: 1271: 1269: 1266: 1264: 1261: 1259: 1256: 1254: 1251: 1249: 1246: 1244: 1241: 1239: 1236: 1234: 1231: 1229: 1226: 1224: 1221: 1219: 1216: 1214: 1211: 1209: 1206: 1204: 1201: 1199: 1196: 1194: 1191: 1189: 1186: 1184: 1181: 1179: 1176: 1174: 1171: 1169: 1166: 1164: 1161: 1159: 1156: 1154: 1151: 1149: 1146: 1144: 1141: 1139: 1136: 1134: 1131: 1129: 1126: 1124: 1121: 1119: 1116: 1114: 1113:North Walsham 1111: 1109: 1106: 1104: 1101: 1099: 1096: 1094: 1091: 1089: 1086: 1084: 1081: 1079: 1076: 1074: 1071: 1069: 1066: 1064: 1061: 1059: 1056: 1054: 1051: 1049: 1046: 1044: 1041: 1039: 1036: 1034: 1031: 1029: 1026: 1024: 1021: 1019: 1016: 1014: 1011: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1001: 999: 996: 994: 991: 989: 986: 984: 981: 979: 976: 974: 971: 969: 966: 964: 961: 959: 956: 954: 951: 949: 946: 944: 941: 939: 936: 934: 933:Great Snoring 931: 929: 926: 924: 921: 919: 918:Field Dalling 916: 914: 911: 909: 906: 904: 901: 899: 896: 894: 891: 889: 886: 884: 881: 879: 876: 874: 871: 869: 866: 864: 861: 859: 856: 854: 851: 849: 846: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 798:Beeston Regis 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 750: 747: 743: 742:North Norfolk 739: 732: 727: 725: 720: 718: 713: 712: 709: 703: 700: 699: 698: 696: 691: 683: 676: 675:0-300-09607-0 672: 668: 662: 660: 656: 653: 652:0-906554-04-7 649: 643: 641: 639: 637: 635: 633: 629: 626: 625:0-948400-15-3 622: 616: 613: 601: 595: 592: 588: 587: 583: 580: 573: 570: 567: 566:0-319-23769-9 563: 557: 554: 547: 545: 543: 539: 535: 530: 521: 519: 517: 512: 509: 508:Thetford ware 505: 496: 494: 492: 491:Skeggi’s Farm 488: 484: 480: 479:North Walsham 476: 472: 468: 464: 460: 450: 443: 441: 439: 435: 431: 427: 426:North Walsham 423: 419: 415: 411: 407: 406:North Norfolk 403: 399: 395: 391: 387: 383: 373: 342: 339: 337: 334: 332: 329: 324: 323: 320: 314: 313:North Norfolk 311: 310: 308: 306: 298: 295: 292: 290: 283: 280: 278: 271: 268: 266: 254: 252: 245: 242: 240: 233: 230: 228: 220: 218: 210: 206: 204: 194: 191: 190: 188: 186: 176: 173: 172: 170: 168: 158: 157:North Norfolk 155: 154: 152: 150: 139: 138: 136: 134: 130: 126: 124: 114: 109: 107: 99: 97: 88: 84: 80: 69: 48: 39: 32: 22: 16: 1385: 1333:West Beckham 1192: 983:Hindolveston 978:High Kelling 883:East Beckham 778:Baconsthorpe 687: 615: 603:. Retrieved 594: 577: 572: 556: 525: 513: 500: 490: 455: 430:Bittern Line 386:civil parish 381: 380: 133:Civil parish 15: 1368:Wood Norton 1178:Sea Palling 1043:Kettlestone 1033:Itteringham 988:Hindringham 958:Helhoughton 953:Happisburgh 923:Fulmodeston 888:East Ruston 793:Barton Turf 768:Ashmanhaugh 605:4 September 487:Old English 444:Description 398:2001 census 369:52.78; 1.32 367: / 1431:Categories 1318:Walsingham 1293:Trimingham 1268:Tattersett 1263:Tatterford 1208:Southrepps 1203:Smallburgh 1188:Sidestrand 1183:Sheringham 1173:Sculthorpe 1118:Overstrand 1108:Northrepps 1103:Neatishead 1058:Lessingham 913:Felmingham 818:Briningham 548:References 467:Tuttington 463:Felmingham 459:River Bure 434:Sheringham 392:county of 86:Population 1416:Breckland 1401:Broadland 1343:Weybourne 1288:Thursford 1163:Salthouse 1128:Plumstead 1098:Mundesley 963:Hempstead 943:Gunthorpe 928:Gimingham 898:Erpingham 893:Edgefield 853:Calthorpe 833:Brumstead 773:Aylmerton 763:Antingham 289:Ambulance 227:Post town 1386:See also 1373:Worstead 1348:Wickmere 1338:Westwick 1303:Tunstead 1283:Thurning 1273:Thornage 1248:Swafield 1233:Suffield 1223:Stiffkey 1218:Stibbard 1148:Roughton 1083:Matlaske 1028:Ingworth 973:Hickling 948:Hanworth 908:Felbrigg 903:Fakenham 843:Catfield 808:Blakeney 582:Archived 538:Victoria 489:meaning 428:for the 402:district 149:District 1363:Wiveton 1353:Wighton 1313:Walcott 1238:Sustead 1213:Stalham 1193:Skeyton 1168:Scottow 1158:Ryburgh 1143:Raynham 1093:Morston 1053:Langham 1048:Knapton 1038:Kelling 1018:Hoveton 1008:Horning 993:Holkham 968:Hempton 938:Gresham 828:Briston 823:Brinton 788:Barsham 695:Skeyton 497:History 469:CP and 418:Norwich 410:Aylsham 394:Norfolk 390:English 388:in the 382:Skeyton 352:52°47′N 341:Norfolk 336:England 282:Norfolk 270:Norfolk 232:Norwich 209:England 203:Country 175:Norfolk 140:Skeyton 121:•  96:Density 94:•  68:Norfolk 60:Skeyton 24:Skeyton 1358:Witton 1323:Warham 1298:Trunch 1243:Sutton 1198:Sloley 1153:Runton 1123:Paston 1078:Ludham 1023:Ingham 1013:Horsey 1003:Honing 878:Dunton 873:Dilham 868:Cromer 813:Bodham 803:Binham 783:Bacton 673:  650:  623:  564:  534:quoins 475:Lammas 471:Buxton 422:London 414:Cromer 355:1°19′E 265:Police 185:Region 123:London 113:TG2425 1228:Stody 858:Colby 504:Saxon 473:with 255:01692 998:Holt 671:ISBN 648:ISBN 621:ISBN 607:2015 562:ISBN 542:gilt 529:nave 457:the 277:Fire 244:NR10 193:East 78:Area 740:of 404:of 1433:: 658:^ 631:^ 440:. 331:UK 730:e 723:t 716:v 609:.

Index


Skeyton is located in Norfolk
Norfolk
Density
OS grid reference
TG2425
London
Civil parish
District
North Norfolk
Shire county
Norfolk
Region
East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Norwich
Postcode district
NR10
Dialling code
Police
Norfolk
Fire
Norfolk
Ambulance
East of England
UK Parliament
North Norfolk

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.