Salhouse is a village and civil parish in the Broads in the English county of Norfolk. It lies south of the River Bure and Salhouse Broad, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-east of Norwich.[2] The civil parish has an area of 8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 1,462 in 604 households, increasing to 1,486 in 638 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland[3] although areas adjoining the river and broad fall into the executive area of the Broads Authority.

Salhouse
Salhouse Village Sign
Salhouse is located in Norfolk
Salhouse
Salhouse
Location within Norfolk
Area8.96 km2 (3.46 sq mi)
Population1,486 (2011)[1]
• Density166/km2 (430/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG297135
Civil parish
  • Salhouse
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR13
Dialling code01603
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°40′15″N 1°23′48″E / 52.6708°N 1.39657°E / 52.6708; 1.39657

Churches

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All Saints Church, which is thatched and believed to date mainly from the 14th century (little remaining of an older chapel on the site), stands on a hill beside the B1140 Salhouse-Wroxham Road.[4] The church contains among other features an oak rood screen, a unique sacring bell which hangs in the chancel and dates from the reign of Queen Mary, and two coffin lids discovered under the nave floor in 1839 and dated to the 13th century. There is also a red brick Baptist church in Chapel Loke, off Lower Street, which dates from 1802.[5]

Other buildings and facilities

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To the west of All Saints Church stands the grade II listed Salhouse Hall, built in red brick with limestone detailing, was uninhabited for 30 years before being refurbished for cottage rental. Parts of this building may date from the 16th century although it is mostly 18th century with 19th-century Gothic style remodelling.[6] The village also features the Bell Inn,[7] a 17th-century public house and the Lodge Inn,[8] which is located halfway between Salhouse and Wroxham. Salhouse is served by Salhouse railway station, which is on the Bittern Line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham and once featured two waiting rooms, although they are no longer in regular use. Salhouse has a post office, Village store and Coffee shop in Lower Street and several other small businesses including kennels and a Potter.

Salhouse Broad

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The 32-acre Salhouse Broad, lying about half a mile to the north of the village, is privately owned and jointly managed with the local community. It is accessible by boat from the River Bure and via a footpath from the village.

Toponymy

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Salhouse is first recorded in 1291 as Salhus.[9] The first element is believed to derive from Old English salh "sallow",[10] a kind of willow. The word still exists in dial. English saugh. Sallow descends itself from OE inflexional salg- (ME salwe).[11]

The second element is the Old English hūs or Old Norse hús "house".[citation needed]

Homonymy with Sahurs (Normandy, Salhus ar. 1024) in the low Seine valley, which shows together with other place-names and anthroponyms in Normandy, that there were Anglo-Saxons among the Danish settlers.[citation needed]

A further variation on the spelling may be seen as "Psalhous" in 1452.[12]

Rackheath Eco Town

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During 2008, proposals were made for a controversial new eco-town, to contain over 3,000 homes, to be built in Rackheath and Salhouse.[13] The proposals have attracted much criticism, mainly because it is to be built on a greenfield site, within a mile of The Broads National Park.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
  3. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  4. ^ "Salhouse: All Saints". Salhouse.churchnorfolk.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Home". Salhousevillage.org.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Salhouse Hall, Including Schoolroom and Animal Shelters in Courtyard to North - Salhouse - Norfolk - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Salhousebell.co.uk". Salhousebell.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  8. ^ "Inn | Guesthouse | En Suite | Weddings | Norfolk". Salhouse Lodge. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  9. ^ François de Beaurepaire (préf. Marianne Mulon), Les Noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de la Seine-Maritime, Paris, A. et J. Picard, 1979, p.132.
  10. ^ De Beaurepaire 132
  11. ^ T. F. Hoad, English Etymology, Oxford University Press, 1993. p.414.
  12. ^ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas; National Archives; CP40/764, with image available on the website: aalt.law.uh.edu which some defendants give as their residence; first entry in http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT3/H6/CP40no764/bCP40no764dorses/IMG_1789.htm
  13. ^ "New Rackheath eco-town plans go on show". Rackheath Eco-community. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
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