# Croxton, Norfolk

Croxton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, within the district of Breckland.
Croxton is located 2.2 miles (3.5 km) north of Thetford and 26 miles (42 km) south-east of Norwich.

## History

Croxton's name is of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin deriving from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for 'Krokr's' farmstead or settlement.
In the Domesday Book, Croxton is recorded as a settlement of 21 households in the hundred of Grimshoe. In 1086, the village was part of the estate of King William I.
During the Second World War, numerous pillboxes were built throughout the parish to defend against a possible German invasion.

## Geography

According to the 2021 census, Croxton has a population of 636 people which shows an increase from the 445 people recorded in the 2011 census.
The A11, between London and Norwich, and the A1075, between Thetford and Dereham, both run through the parish.

## All Saints' Church

Croxton's parish dates from the Twelfth Century and is one of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. All Saints' is located on 'The Street' and has been Grade I listed since 1958.
All Saints' was extensively re-modelled and re-stored in the Nineteenth Century and includes a notable carved Fifteenth Century font.

## Governance

Croxton is part of the electoral ward of Forest for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.
The village's national constituency is South West Norfolk which has been represented by Labour's Terry Jermy MP since 2024.

## War Memorial

Croxton War Memorial is an elaborate wooden screen with an accompanying mural. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:
| Rank | Name | Unit | Date of Death | Burial |
| Capt. | Duncan C. Graham | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 28 Apr. 1917 | Arras Memorial |
| 2Lt. | Richard G. T. Meade | Machine Gun Corps | 10 Oct. 1917 | North Gate Cemetery |
| Cpl. | Harry J. Williams | 12th Royal Lancers | 15 Apr. 1917 | Duisans Cemetery |
| LCpl. | Douglas G. Bell | 10th Bn., Yorkshire Regiment | 4 Oct. 1917 | Tyne Cot |
| Pte. | Alfred C. Vincent | 3rd Bn., Coldstream Guards | 15 Sep. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | George D. Eagle | 3rd Bn., Dorsetshire Regiment | 3 Apr. 1916 | All Saints' Churchyard |
| Pte. | Alfred Linge | 12th Bn., East Surrey Regiment | 22 Oct. 1918 | Lijssenthoek Cemetery |
| Pte. | Alfred H. Gathergood | 8th Bn., East Yorkshire Regiment | 31 Mar. 1917 | Duisans Cemetery |
| Pte. | William A. Spinks | 13th Bn., Royal Fusiliers | 11 May 1917 | Nunhead Cemetery |
| Pte. | Isaac W. Moule | 1st Bn., Grenadier Guards | 13 Mar. 1915 | Arras Road Cemetery |
| Pte. | William H. Cant | 1st Bn., Royal Munster Fusiliers | 9 Sep. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | Percy A. Meadows | 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 7 Sep. 1916 | Thiepval Memorial |
| Pte. | William G. Matthews | 2nd Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 19 Jan. 1917 | North Gate Cemetery |
| Pte. | Alfred W. Nichols | 2nd Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 26 Feb. 1917 | Amara War Cemetery |
| Pte. | George Boughen | 3/1st Sqn., Norfolk Yeomanry | 21 Jul. 1916 | Aylesbury Cemetery |
| Pte. | George Vincent | 7th Bn., North Staffordshire Regiment | 25 Jan. 1917 | Amara War Cemetery |
| Pte. | Bertie J. Cooper | 1st Bn., Queen's West Kent Regiment | 27 Sep. 1918 | Gouzeaucourt Cemetery |
| Pte. | William H. Haines | 5th Bn., Wiltshire Regiment | 19 Apr. 1919 | All Saints' Churchyard |