Tivetshall St Margaret

Tivetshall St Margaret is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Tivetshall, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It covered an area of 1,700 acres (690 ha) and had a population of 266 in 104 households at the 2001 census,[1] increasing to 295 at the 2011 Census.[2] On the 1st of April 2019 the parish was merged with Tivetshall St Mary to form Tivetshall.[3]

Tivetshall St Margaret
St Margaret's church
Tivetshall St Margaret is located in Norfolk
Tivetshall St Margaret
Tivetshall St Margaret
Location within Norfolk
Area6.90 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population295 (2011)
• Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM163869
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR15
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

The villages name means 'Nook of land'. It has been suggested that the first element may be related to a late northern English dialectical, 'tewhit' meaning 'lapwing'. 'St. Margaret' from the church dedication.[4]

The church

The church of St. Margaret has a tympanum painted with the Royal Arms of Elizabeth I, some of the earliest in England, dating from 1587.[5] The huge arms, which stretch across the church, from wall to wall and from the top of the roodscreen to the roof, are flanked by the lion and the dragon. Beneath is painted "God Save Our Quene Elizabeth". The design includes the symbols of the other four Tudor monarchs, as well as the badge of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth's own mother.

Beneath the arms, which have been recently restored, are Ten Commandments.[5]

See also

Notes
  1. "Tivetshall St Margaret parish information". South Norfolk Council. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  3. "South Norfolk District Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  4. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Tivetshall%20St.%20Margaret
  5. "Norfolk Churches". norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 11 September 2016.

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