Kirby Bedon
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Kirby Bedon is a small village in South Norfolk which lies approximately 3½ miles (5½ km) southeast of Norwich on the road to Bramerton. In the 2001 census it contained 77 households and a population of 186.[1]
It has two churches, the ruined round-towered St Mary's Church and, standing opposite, St Andrew's church, which is still in use. St Andrew's contains a plaque erected by parishioners in memory of four crew members of "Broad and High", an American B-24 Liberator bomber who were killed when it crashed near the church on 18 August 1944 as it returned to Rackheath from a raid on Germany.[2]
Kirby Bedon no longer has a pub; the Stracey Arms on the main road from Norwich to Bramerton closed in 1967,[3] though is now a Caravan Club certified location.[4]
Kirby Bedon is linked to Norwich by bus route 001 operated by Anglian Coaches providing six services a day into Norwich and to the neighbouring villages of Bramerton, Surlingham and Rockland St Mary. (timetable)
[edit] External links
- Ordnance Survey Pathfinder (1:25000) map of Kirby Bedon
- Images of Kirby Bedon from Geograph
- St Andrew's Church, Kirby Bedon
- Kirby Bedon on Genuki
- Kirby Bedon churches on Flickr
[edit] References
- ^ Kirby Bedon parish information [South Norfolk Council]
- ^ http://www.2ndair.org.uk/Bases/rackheath.htm
- ^ Kirby Bedon - Stracey Arms
- ^ CL Site GPS file small.xls
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