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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Crimplesham

  

Crimplesham Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Crimplesham

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Crimplesham history

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In Saxon times, around 1040, Ailid a freewoman is recorded as the owner of Crimplesham. William the Conqueror seized the manor and gave it to Rainald, one of his barons. In 1541 Francis Dereham was hanged, drawn and quartered, by order of Henry VIII. In 1806 the Bagge family of Stradsett bought the manors from the daughter of Edward Soames. In 1880 a Liverpool banker called John Grant Morris built a new Hall as a gift on the marriage of his daughter to the second son of the family.

Crimplesham toponymy

The villages name means ‘Crymple’s homestead/village’ or ‘Crypple’s hemmed-in land’ The village’s name is called Crymple, which means ‘homestead/Village’ and ‘hemsmed in land’

You can visit Crimplesham places with Walkfo Crimplesham to hear history at Crimplesham’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Crimplesham has 17 places to visit in our interactive Crimplesham map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Crimplesham, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Crimplesham places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Crimplesham & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Crimplesham Places Map
17 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Crimplesham tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Crimplesham

  

Best Crimplesham places to visit

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Crimplesham has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Crimplesham’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Crimplesham’s information audio spots:

Winnold House Winnold House, formerly the Benedictine Priory of St Winwaloe, is a country house in the parish of Wereham in Norfolk. The house is constructed from the remaining fragments of a former Benedictine priory. The priory was founded in 1199 and was dissolved in 1321. It was demolished in 1539 and the surviving fragments were incorporated into a house sometime in the 17th century.

Downham Town F.C. Downham Town Football Club is a football club based in Downham Market, Norfolk, England. Affiliated to the Norfolk County Football Association, they are currently members of the Eastern Counties League Division One North.

Ryston Hall Ryston Hall, Ryston, Norfolk, was built by Sir Roger Pratt in 1669 and 1672. The house was constructed in the Carolean style and is Grade II* listed.

Crimplesham Crimplesham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of the small town of Downham Market, 12 miles (19 km) south of the larger town of King’s Lynn, and 37 miles (60 km) west of Norwich. The civil parish has an area of 1,640 acres (660 ha) and in the 2001 census had a population of 221 in 94 households.

Downham Rural District Downham Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Downham rural sanitary district. It completely encircled Downham Market Urban District. In 1974, the district was abolished and became part of the West Norfolk district.

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