Editing Cantley, Norfolk

{{short description|Village in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2010}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.57805|1.51277|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference = TG381036
| official_name = Cantley
| population = 511
| population_ref = (2021)
| area_total_km2 = 0.52
| shire_district = [[Broadland]]
| shire_county = [[Norfolk]]
| region = East of England
| civil_parish = Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood
| constituency_westminster = [[Broadland and Fakenham]]
| postcode_district = NR13
| postcode_area = NR
| post_town = NORWICH
| dial_code = 01493
| london_distance = 
| static_image_name = Cantley sugar beet factory - geograph.org.uk - 1043514.jpg
| static_image_caption = Cantley Sugar Beet Factory
}}

'''Cantley''' is a village and former [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]], now in the parish of Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood, in the [[English county]] of [[Norfolk]]. 

Cantley is located {{Convert|3.7|mi|km}} north of [[Loddon, Norfolk|Loddon]] and {{Convert|9.4|mi|km}} east of [[Norwich]]. The village is within [[The Broads|the Broads Special Protection Area]] and lies on the north bank of the [[River Yare]].

==History==
Cantley's name is of [[Anglo-Saxon]] origin and derives from the [[Old English]] for ''Canta's'' glade or meadow.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key to English Place-names |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Cantley |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk}}</ref>

In the [[Domesday Book]], Cantley is recorded as a settlement of 58 households located in the [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of [[Blofield]]. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of [[William the Conqueror|King William I]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cantley {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/TG3804/cantley/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=opendomesday.org}}</ref>

There are two historic manors, Cantley Netherhall and Cantley Uphall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blofield Hundred: Cantley {{!}} British History Online |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/topographical-hist-norfolk/vol7/pp228-231 |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=www.british-history.ac.uk}}</ref> Currently, the Lord of the manor of Cantley Netherhall is Franck Rallu resident in France.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Arms of Franck Rallu, Lord of the Manor of Cantley Netherhall, in the County of Norfolk. |url=http://armorialregister.com/arms-fr/rallu-f-2arms.html |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=armorialregister.com}}</ref>

In April 1935, the parish absorbed [[Limpenhoe]] and [[Southwood, Norfolk|Southwood]] into a larger parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10099912|title=Relationships and changes Cantley CP/AP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time|Vision of Britain]]|accessdate=16 May 2018}}</ref> In 1931, the parish (prior to the merge) had a population of 291.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10099912/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Cantley CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=2 October 2022}}</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]], Cantley has a population of 511 people which shows a slight increase from the 504 people recorded in the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cantley (Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/norfolk/E63002623__cantley/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>

Cantley is located along the course of the [[River Yare]] and is within the [[Norfolk Broads]].

The majority of local children attend Cantley Primary School and is part of the Coastal Together Federation of local primary schools. In 2021, the school was rated as 'Good' by [[Ofsted]].<ref>Ofsted. (2021). Retrieved 20 November 2022. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50165974</ref>

Cantley is served by [[Cantley railway station]] which opened in 1844 on the [[Yarmouth & Norwich Railway]]. Today, the station lies on the [[Wherry Lines|Wherry Line]] with regular to [[Great Yarmouth]], [[Lowestoft]] and [[Norwich]].

== St Margaret's Church ==
Cantley's parish church is dedicated to [[Saint Margaret of Scotland|Saint Margaret]] and dates from the 14th century. St Margaret's is located on Church Road and has been Grade II listed since 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood - 1304803 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1304803?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> The church was significantly remodelled in the 19th century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norfolk Churches |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cantley/cantley.htm |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.norfolkchurches.co.uk}}</ref>

Within St Margaret's Churchyard there are two listed monuments including a tombstone with a stone coffin lid<ref>{{Cite web |title=TOMBSTONE 20 CM WEST OF ST MARGARET'S CHURCH ADJACENT TO NORTH TOWER CORNER, Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood - 1304772 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1304772?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}</ref> and a further coffin lid emblazoned with [[Fleur-de-lis|fleur-de-lys]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TOMBSTONE 20 CM WEST OF ST MARGARET'S CHURCH ADJACENT TO SOUTH TOWER CORNER, Cantley, Limpenhoe and Southwood - 1051450 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1051450?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>

== Cantley Sugar Factory ==
In 1912 the Cantley Sugar Factory was founded by the Dutch company Algemene Suikermaatschappij (ASMij). ASMij had been founded in 1908 to concentrate the Dutch beet sugar industry and remove surplus capacity. To achieve this, it also bought the already closed down [[Dordrecht Sugar Factory]]. The machinery of this factory was then shipped to England to become part of Cantley Sugar Factory.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bakker |first=Martijn |year=1989 |series=NEHA-Series III |publisher=Eindhoven University of Technology |title=Ondernemerschap en vernieuwing |doi=10.6100/IR297656 }}</ref>

Cantley Sugar Factory was founded in 1912. It was not successful and closed down in 1916. After the English Beet Sugar Corporation was founded, Cantley Sugar Factory was reopened in 1920. The site is still in operation today by [[British Sugar]], forming one of the four British sugar processing factories.<ref>Arnold, W. (2011). Retrieved 20 November 2022. https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF62074-Cantley-Sugar-Factory</ref>

== Notable residents ==

* [[Edward B. Evans]] (1846-1922) – army officer and stamp collector, died in Cantley.
* [[Fred Judd]] (1914-1992) – inventor and amateur radio enthusiast, lived in Cantley.
* [[Brian Edrich]]- (1922-2009) – [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] and [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] cricketer, born in Cantley.
* [[Alfie Hewett]] – (b.1997) wheelchair tennis player, born in Cantley.

==Governance==
Brandiston is part of the [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] of Brundall for local elections and is part of the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Broadland]].

The village's national constituency is [[Broadland and Fakenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Broadland and Fakenham]] which has been represented by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party's]] [[Jerome Mayhew|Jerome Mayhew MP]] since 2019.

==War memorial==
Cantley's war memorial is split across two marble plaques located inside St Margaret's Church. The following men are listed for the [[First World War]]:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Cantley |url=https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Cantley.html |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=www.roll-of-honour.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Rank
!Name
!Unit
!Date of Death
!Burial
|-
|2Lt
|Augustus C. H. Sillem
|52nd Bde, [[Royal Field Artillery]]
|18 Jul. 1916
|[[Thiepval Memorial]]
|-
|Bdr
|Samuel G. Jones
|95th Bde, R.F.A.
|6 Oct. 1917
|[[Ypres|The Huts Cemetery]]
|-
|Cpl
|Ernest Brinded
|8th Bn, [[Royal Fusiliers]]
|30 Nov. 1917
|[[Cambrai Memorial to the Missing|Cambrai Memorial]]
|-
|Pte
|Arthur C. Woodhouse
|8th Bn, [[Durham Light Infantry]]
|17 Apr. 1917
|[[Warlencourt British Cemetery|Warlencourt Cemetery]]
|-
|Pte
|Harry R. Golden
|248th Coy, [[Machine Gun Corps]]
|19 Jan. 1918
|[[Boulogne-sur-Mer|Boulogne East Cemetery]]
|-
|Pte
|Bertie Turner
|2nd Bn, [[Norfolk Regiment]]
|17 July 1916
|[[Basra War Cemetery]]
|-
|Pte
|David Futter
|4th Bn, Norfolk Regt.
|16 Nov. 1915
|[[Ari Burnu|Ari Burnu Cemetery]]
|-
|Pte
|John Abel
|7th Bn, Norfolk Regt.
|12 Oct. 1916
|[[Thiepval Memorial]]
|-
|Pte.
|Sidney G. Turner
|7th Bn, Norfolk Regt.
|3 July 1916
|[[Thiepval Memorial]]
|-
|Skp.
|Ernest R. Browne [[Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)|DSC]]<ref>Note: awarded DSC for an attack on a German submarine whilst aboard HM Drifter ''Simlax''.</ref>
|[[Naval drifter|HM Drifter]] ''Cromoma''
|7 Apr. 1919
|St Margaret's Churchyard
|}
And, the following for the [[Second World War]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Rank
!Name
!Unit
!Date of Death
!Burial
|-
|Sgt
|Bernard J. Monsey
|[[No. 18 Squadron RAF]]
|18 July 1944
|[[Lake Bolsena|Lake Bolsena Cemetery]]
|-
|Pte
|Robert Farrow
|1st Bn, [[Hampshire Regiment]]
|4 Oct. 1944
|[[Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.cantley.org/ Cantley Parish Council website]

{{Civil Parishes of Broadland}}

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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Former civil parishes in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Sugar refineries]]
[[Category:Broadland]]
[[Category:Sugar industry of the United Kingdom]]