# Dickleburgh

Dickleburgh is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dickleburgh and Rushall, in the South Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk.
The village is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Diss and 17 miles (27 km) south-west of Norwich.

## History

Dickleburgh is situated upon what was once Pye Road, the Roman road that ran from Venta Icenorum, near Caistor St Edmund, to Camulodunum, now Colchester.
Dickleburgh's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for 'Dicle's' or 'Dicla's' fortification.
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Dickleburgh is listed as a settlement of 22 households in the hundred of Diss. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of St. Edmunds Abbey.
In 1780 Dickleburgh Mill opened, which was turned into one of Britain's first steam-powered mills in 1834. The mill continued to expand throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, generating its own electricity and providing subsidised housing for employees in the village. The mill closed in 1988 with the land being bought by Wimpey Homes for residential redevelopment.

## Geography

On 1 April 1936 the parish of Rushall was merged with Dickleburgh on 21 January 1980 the parish was renamed "Dickleburgh & Rushall". In 1931 the parish of Dickleburgh (prior to the merge) had a population of 679.
According to the 2021 census, the ward of Dickleburgh has a total population of 1,166 people which demonstrates an increase from the 1,096 people listed in the 2011 census.

## All Saints' Church

Dickleburgh's church is dedicated to All Saints and dates from the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. All Saints' is located on Norwich Road and has been Grade I listed since 1959.
All Saints' still boasts part of a Medieval rood screen as well as a set of royal arms from the reign of King Charles II, which may actually date from even earlier. All Saints' also holds stained-glass installed by Hardman & Co.

## Amenities

Dickleburgh has a public house, The Crown, a village shop with post office, plus a fish and chip shop.
Village groups include the Friends of Dickleburgh School, The Village Society and The Luncheon Club.
Dickleburgh Bowls Club compete in three local leagues with Dickleburgh Football Club no longer in operation.
The majority of local children attend Dickleburgh Church of England Primary School, which holds an 'Outstanding' rating from Ofsted. The majority of children attend Diss High School for secondary education.

## Notable Residents

* Robert Buxton MP- (c.1533-1607) politician, possibly born in Dickleburgh.
* Dr. John Baker- (d.1745) academic & cleric, Rector of Dickleburgh from 1731.
* Henry Walton- (1746-1813) painter & art dealer, born in Dickleburgh.
* George Cattermole- (1800-1868) painter & illustrator, born in Dickleburgh.
* Bob Flowerdew- gardener & broadcaster, lives in Dickleburgh.

## Governance

Dickleburgh is part of the electoral ward of Beck Vale, Dickleburgh & Scole for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.
The village's national constituency is Waveney Valley which has been represented by the Green Party's Adrian Ramsay MP since 2024.

## War Memorial

Dickleburgh War Memorial is located in All Saints' Churchyard and is an elaborate, marble latin cross which was sculpted by Arthur George Walker in 1920. The memorial was updated in 1949 and later restored in 2014. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial/Commemoration |
| Sgt. | Alfred Bloomfield | Royal Garrison Artillery | 7 Jul. 1916 | Lembet Road Cemetery |
| Sgt. | Harry W. Hales | 2nd Bn., Royal Munster Fusiliers | 21 Dec. 1914 | Le Touret Memorial |
| Sgt. | Ernest W. Mills | 1/4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 18 Jun. 1917 | Port Said Memorial |
| Sgt. | Frank F. S. Becker | 3rd Regt., South African Rifles | 20 Oct. 1915 | Windhoek Cemetery |
| Cpl. | Samuel T. Chilvers | 8th Bn., East Surrey Regiment | 25 Sep. 1916 | Puchevillers Cemetery |
| LCpl. | Albert Ray | 8th Bn., East Surrey Regt. | 13 Jul. 1917 | Perth Cemetery |
| Pte. | Sydney H. Catchpole | 7th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment | 24 Apr. 1918 | Adelaide Cemetery |
| Pte. | Jack Hubbard | 7th Bn., Border Regiment | 13 Oct. 1917 | Tyne Cot |
| Pte. | Charles Nunn | 31st (Alberta) Bn., CEF | 8 Jul. 1916 | Reningelst Cemetery |
| Pte. | William Bullingham | 8th Bn., East Surrey Regiment | 1 Jul. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | Albert A. Hubbard | 8th Bn., East Surrey Regiment | 10 Nov. 1916 | Contay British Cemetery |
| Pte. | Frederick J. Noble | 8th Bn., East Surrey Regiment | 1 Jul. 1916 | Dantzig Alley Cemetery |
| Pte. | Ernest E. Aldous | 12th Bn., Middlesex Regiment | 5 Dec. 1916 | Étretat Cemetery |
| Pte. | William Nicholls | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 27 Aug. 1917 | Monchy Cemetery |
| Pte. | Horace L. Stone | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 30 Nov. 1917 | Cambrai Memorial |
| Pte. | Charles Staff | 8th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 26 Apr. 1918 | St. Sever Cemetery |
| Pte. | James F. Catchpole | 9th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 15 Sep. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | Basil C. Lines | Norfolk Regiment | 25 Feb. 1915 | All Saints' Churchyard |
| Pte. | Douglas W. J. Mickleburgh | 4th Bn., Seaforth Highlanders | 5 Dec. 1917 | Lebucquière Cemetery |
| Tpr. | George E. Womack | 1st Regt., Australian Light Horse | 7 Aug. 1915 | Lone Pine Memorial |
And, the following for the Second World War:
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial |
| LCpl. | Hayden B. Cattermole | 9th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment | 29 Nov. 1942 | All Saints' Churchyard |
| Pte. | Dick B. Bullock | 8th Bn., Argyll and Sutherland Highlds. | 5 Feb. 1945 | Santerno Cemetery |
| Pte. | Walter G. Howlett | 2nd Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment | 23 Jun. 1940 | Dunkirk Memorial |
| Pte. | Ellis E. Reeve | Royal Norfolk Regt. | 10 Mar. 1944 | Diss Cemetery |
| Pte. | Jack G. Cattermole | 7th Bn., North Staffordshire Regiment | 26 May 1943 | All Saints' Churchyard |
| Pte. | William E. Mills | 5th Bn., Queen's Own Royal Regiment | 16 Dec. 1943 | Sangro River Cemetery |
| Tpr. | Cyril W. George | 2nd Coy., Northamptonshire Yeomanry | 7 Nov. 1945 | All Saints' Churchyard |