"City footballer, Matt Gill, grew up in the town and attended the local junior school and high school. Philosopher Sophie Moorhouse [UEA Norwich university] originally came from Fakenham. 'Fakenham' is the alias that the character Redmond Barry adopts after deserting his regiment and impersonating a messenger in the Stanley Kubrick film ""Barry Lyndon"". The setting of Super Hans' wedding in the second episode of the 9th series of ""Peep Show"". Fakenham Fakenham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, about north east of King's Lynn, south west of Cromer, and"
"""sits in twelve acres of meadowland on the Euston Estate"" and is also close by the Blackbourne River, providing a good environment for the dogs who are able to be walked here. The hotel not only provides accommodation for the dogs, but also a grooming service, a trainer and a veterinary surgeon if needed. Fakenham Magna Fakenham Magna (or Great Fakenham) is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. The meaning of the word '""Fakenham""' can be split into two: 'Faken' and 'ham', both of which derive from Old English. The former"
"Fawkham Fawkham is a village and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census is 578. The main settlement in the parish is Fawkham Green, which is 2 miles (3 km) south of Longfield and 1 mile from Brands Hatch motor racing circuit. The M20 motorway crosses the parish. Fawkham is 8 miles (13 km) from Gravesend, 8 miles (13 km) from Dartford and 12 miles (20 km) from Sevenoaks. It is on the northern edge of Sevenoaks district, near its border with Dartford district. It was formerly"
"Fakenham Magna Fakenham Magna (or Great Fakenham) is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk in eastern England. The meaning of the word '""Fakenham""' can be split into two: 'Faken' and 'ham', both of which derive from Old English. The former refers to somebody by the name of 'Facca', with the latter meaning 'a village / a homestead', making the direct translation 'Facca's homestead'. ""'Magna""' translates from Latin as 'great', hence the alternative name of the village of 'Great Fakenham'. During World War Two, however, the village was referred to as 'Little Fakenham', which was"
"Feckenham Feckenham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. It lies some south-west of the town of Redditch and some east of the city of Worcester. It had a population of 670 in the 2001 census and its immediate area is the location of notable royal manors that cover over 1,000 years of English history documented in many royal charters and Acts of Parliament. At its greatest, the historic Forest of Feckenham stretched to the River Avon in the south and to Worcester in the west. In 1389 Geoffrey Chaucer was as Clerk"
"is the home of 2534 Squadron, Air Training Corps, who parade at Fakenham College. The Britannia Army Cadet Force parade at their headquarters, which is at Fakenham Community hall. Fakenham Town Band is a thriving traditional brass band based in Fakenham. It was established in 1881 and has enjoyed continuous existence since. Famous people from Fakenham include: Other notable people from the town include footballing brothers Ryan Jarvis and Rossi Jarvis formerly of Norwich City and Adam Tann who currently plays for Chelmsford City and is the cousin of both Jarvis brothers, is also originally from Fakenham. Another former Norwich"
"the town of Fakenham, 21.2 miles west of Cromer and 118 miles north of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. In the parish is the Slipper Chapel. Built in 1340, it was the last chapel on the pilgrim route to Walsingham. The parish church of Saint Giles was rebuilt by William Eden Nesfield in 1877 and much of the building materials for the new church were re-cycled from an older church on the site. At the western end of the"
"Freckenham Freckenham is a small rural village located in Suffolk, East Anglia, in the country of England. Geographically, it is relatively flat and has the River Kennet, a tributary of the River Lark locally known as the Lee Brook, cutting through the centre of the village. The parish's boundary forms, on its west and south sides, the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. The village's name is listed as ""Frekeham"" in 895, and appears in the Domesday Book as ""Frakenaham"". The name is believed to mean ""homestead of a man called ""Freca"""", or derive from ""frecena"" a Saxon word meaning ""the"
"Crockenhill Crockenhill is a village in the Sevenoaks District Of Kent. It is located south of Swanley, and borders Greater London. The closest National Rail station to Crockenhill is Swanley. Crockenhill is from Old English ""hyll"" ""hill"" with an unknown first element. There is also a village named Crockham Hill near Westerham. Crockenhill has two Non-League football clubs: Crockenhill F.C. who play at Wested Meadow, and Eltham Palace F.C. who play at Green Court Sports Club. Both teams play in the Kent Invicta Football League at level 10 of the English football league system. Crockenhill borders Swanley to the north"
"Falkenham Falkenham is a village and a civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal District, in the English county of Suffolk, near the village of Kirton and the towns of Ipswich and Felixstowe. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 170. The parish contains the hamlets of Falkenham Sink and Lower Falkenham. The parish church is dedicated to St Ethelbert and is a grade II* listed building. The major A14 road runs nearby. The Falkenham Marshes are on the River Deben. At the time of the Norman Conquest the manor of Walton was linked with that"
"Feckenham F.C. Feckenham Football Club is a football club based in Feckenham, near Redditch, Worcestershire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Studley Sports & Social Club in Studley. The club was established in 1881. They were founder members of the Redditch & District League and were league champions in 1920–21. The club then moved up to the Worcester & District League, which they won in 1955–56 and 1962–63. They also won the Worcester Minor Cup in 1978–79. After winning the league again in 1994–95, Feckenham moved up to Division Three of the Midland Combination. They"
"County School and Fakenham. Although National Rail passenger services do not operate from the station this has been proposed for the future as part of the wider Norfolk Orbital Railway scheme, and the station presently serves periodically as a National Rail freight terminal and charter destination. The goods shed is used for restoration and storage at the moment. The Great Eastern Railway stables are unique but derelict. It is hoped a grant can be obtained in the future for restoration of this building. The footbridge formerly at Whittlesford station was delivered to Dereham in July 2010, where it is intended"
"because of frost, and in 1937 because of flooding It was cancelled in 1943–45 because of World War II. County Handicap Hurdle The County Handicap Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (3,420 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March. The"
"Folkingham Folkingham is an English village and civil parish on the northern edge of the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire. It lies on the A15 road north of Bourne. The civil and ecclesiastical parishes have the same boundaries. The 2001 Census gave a population of 729, which rose to 796 at the 2011 census. The village has several historic buildings, such as the House of Correction and ""The Greyhound"". The area around the castle site became a designated conservation area in 1968. The local economy today is still based mainly on agriculture. There are several footpaths that pass through the"
"with one service in either direction on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. The timetable allows only a 40-minute visit to Redditch if passengers wish to return the same day The National Cycle Network Route 5 can be reached around north of the village. The nearest airport is Birmingham International Airport. Feckenham Feckenham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Redditch in Worcestershire, England. It lies some south-west of the town of Redditch and some east of the city of Worcester. It had a population of 670 in the 2001 census and its immediate area is the location of"
"County Handicap Hurdle The County Handicap Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the New Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 2 miles and 1 furlong (3,420 metres), and during its running there are eight hurdles to be jumped. It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year during the Cheltenham Festival in March. The County Hurdle was established in 1920, and its inaugural winner was Trespasser, ridden by George Duller. Its title between"
"Professor Morris also stated: Newbury Racecourse Newbury Racecourse is a racecourse and events venue in the civil parish of Greenham, adjoining the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England. It has courses for flat races and over jumps. It hosts one of Great Britain's 36 annual Group 1 flat races, the Lockinge Stakes. The racecourse held its first race meeting on 26/27 September 1905 at its current location, in the Greenham area on the south-east side of Newbury. The first recorded racing at Newbury took place in 1805 with ""Newbury Races"", an annual two-day race meeting at Enborne Heath. The meeting"
"meadows, arable land, and historic buildings, almost entirely on the Raynham estate. South Raynham South Raynham is a village in the county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A1065 road some SW of Fakenham. The River Wensum flows nearby. The village can trace its origins back and before the Domesday survey of 1086 when the village was known as ""Reinham"". It is in the civil parish of Colkirk. Today, The Raynhams would cover the names of three villages East, West, South Raynham and a large area of park and farmland known as Raynham Park, which the Raynham villages and"
"and training specialists in reining, cutting, roping, pleasure, and barrel racing events. The county is midway on Interstate 35 between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, the sites of the major quarter horse competitions in the United States. The small rural communities of Jimtown, Batson, Turner, and Burneyville are located within the 73430 Zip Code. More than fifty percent of the residents live two miles (3 km) west of the post office at Falconhead Resort & Country Club. Originally known as Turner's Lodge, it made golf history in the 1950s and 1960s as the smallest site ever to host both of"
"Offenham Offenham is a large rural village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England, located about three miles east of Evesham, in the Vale of Evesham. The River Avon flows through Offenham. The civil parish extends beyond the area of the settlement of Offenham and includes Blackminster Middle School and the Blackminster Trading Estate. It was awarded the title of Calor Worcestershire Village of the Year in 2004. Offenham was founded as a monastic grange and medieval deer park by the Benedictine Abbots of Evesham Abbey in the 13th century, the old grange stood where Court Farm"
"race in 1874. The Wokingham Stakes is now contested on the final day of the five-day Royal Ascot meeting. The 2005 running took place at York. Wokingham Stakes The Wokingham Stakes is a flat handicap horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in June. The event is named after Wokingham, a market town several miles to the west of Ascot. It was established in 1813, and the inaugural running was won by"
"Flookburgh in late 1940. It was used by training and anti-aircraft co-operation units from March 1941 until closure in December 1945. After many years of disuse, it was reopened for civilian use and is the location of the North West Parachute Centre. Christopher Rawlinson (1677–1733) of Carke Hall in Cartmel, antiquary Cark Cark (sometimes Cark in Cartmel) is a village in Cumbria, England. It lies on the B5278 road to Haverthwaite (and to the A590 road) and is ½ mile north of Flookburgh, 2 miles southwest of Cartmel and 3 miles west of Grange-over-Sands. Historically within Lancashire, the village is"
"1964. In the winter of 2007–08 Farmer Gow's Activity Centre moved from Appleton to Fernham. It offers family activities based on farming. Fernham has a 17th-century public house, the Woodman Inn. Fernham Fernham is a village and civil parish about south of Faringdon in the Vale of White Horse. Fernham was historically part of the parish of Shrivenham. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 local authority boundary changes transferred the Vale of White Horse to Oxfordshire. The manor of Fernham was in existence by the first half of the 13th century, when Juliana de Elsefeld quitclaimed six virgates"
"Newbury Racecourse Newbury Racecourse is a racecourse and events venue in the civil parish of Greenham, adjoining the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England. It has courses for flat races and over jumps. It hosts one of Great Britain's 36 annual Group 1 flat races, the Lockinge Stakes. The racecourse held its first race meeting on 26/27 September 1905 at its current location, in the Greenham area on the south-east side of Newbury. The first recorded racing at Newbury took place in 1805 with ""Newbury Races"", an annual two-day race meeting at Enborne Heath. The meeting lasted until 1811 when"
"will be served by the ""Coastliner"" 36 service operated by Lynx between Fakenham, Wells-next-the-Sea and King's Lynn, taking over the former ""Coasthopper"" service operated by Stagecoach. Lynx's 49 bus route provides a more direct inland link between Fakenham and King's Lynn which does not follow the coast. Attractions in the town include Fakenham Racecourse and the Museum of Gas and Local History. The Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History is the only surviving town gasworks in England and Wales, complete with all equipment used for the manufacture of gas from coal: retorts, condenser, purifiers, meter and gasholder. The first"
"augmented. The Queen paid a private visit to the church in July 2002. Much of the area can be visited by a circular walk, which takes in mixed woodland, water meadows, arable land and historic buildings, almost entirely on the Raynham estate. East Raynham East Raynham is a village in the county of Norfolk. It is located on the A1065 some south-west of Fakenham. The River Wensum flows close to the village. The village can trace its origins back and before the Domesday survey of 1086 when it was known as ""Reinham"". Raynham, Massachusetts took the village's name at its"
"Burnham Norton. The B1355 southbound brings you to Fakenham via Burnham Market and provides lorry access to Cromer as the road beyond here is inaccessible to lorries. Following the Salt Marshes and Saithes, the road heads north again and bears east as it enters Burnham Overy Staithe, passing the River Burn, of which the Burnhams are named. The road narrows and has a width restriction of 2 meters. The road then comes out passing a green and village; Burnham Overy Staithe. This village is a popular sailing village with a boathouse shop and pub. It is said that Lord Nelson"
"Frampton and Dutch singer Wende Snijders (1978- ); pop/rock musician David Sylvian was born in the town, but was raised in nearby Catford. The actress and presenter Floella Benjamin (now Baroness Benjamin of Beckenham) grew up in Mackenzie Road, Beckenham. Other actors include Maurice Denham (1909–2002), and Simon Ward (1941–2012). Betty Box (1915–1999) and her brother Sydney (1907–1983) were film producers. There are many sportsmen, especially cricketers, plus Tom Pettitt (1859–1956), real tennis world champion 1885-90. Boxer David Haye, WBA champion, moved to Beckenham in 2010. Beckenham Beckenham is a post town and district of London in the London Borough"
"Folkestone Racecourse Folkestone Racecourse was a thoroughbred horse racing venue in southeast England, until it closed in 2012. It is located in Westenhanger, by junction 11 of the M20 motorway and about two miles west of Folkestone. Since 2013 the venue has hosted the War and Peace show previously held at the Hop Farm at Beltring. The course remains closed and all running rail and steeplechase fences have been removed. In May 2016 it was revealed that the land covered by the racecourse forms part of a plan to develop and build housing. The history of the Westenhanger estate dates"
"lift, is situated just inside County Carlow. There are also a few others. New Ross Golf Club, however, is actually located in County Kilkenny - about 1 km from New Ross town. There are also many par-3 courses in the county, such as Scarke Golf Course & Driving Range, located about 2 km east of New Ross town, the 'Abbey Par 3' course, at Winningtown, Fethard-on-Sea, Blackwater Par 3 Golf Course, Kilnew, Blackwater, located a few kilometres northeast of Wexford town, Garrylough Golf Course and Driving Range, Screen, and Rathaspeck Manor Golf Course, Rathaspeck, near Rosslare (there are also few"
"Westenhanger Westenhanger is a small village in south-east Kent, England. It is located around 3 miles (5 km) north-west of Hythe and just south of junction 11 of the M20 motorway. Stone Street, the Roman road from nearby Lympne to Canterbury, passes through the village. It is in the civil parish of Stanford. Westenhanger is home to Folkestone Racecourse, which during World War II also served as an airfield, RAF Westenhanger. It closed for redevelopment in December 2012. Another attraction is Westenhanger Castle, located beside the grandstand of the racecourse. The village also has its own railway station, served by"
"the Memorial Ground is the home ground of both the football and cricket clubs. Finchampstead Finchampstead is a village and civil parish in the Wokingham Borough of Berkshire, England. Its northern extremity is south of Wokingham, west of Bracknell, south-east of Reading, and west of Central London. It is an affluent area, with the village ranking as Britain's 31st wealthiest. It has a high standard of living and is rated as one of the most desirable places to live in the UK. Finchampstead parish extends from The Throat on the southern edge of Wokingham, just past the Inchcape Garage, down"
"shoe maker; Mrs Mary Chambers – Farmer, The Hall; Mr William Farrow – Shopkeeper; Mr Thomas Richard Goggs – Farmer; Mr George Harper – Basket Maker; Mrs Ann Howard – Grocer; Mr. John Howe – Publican, The Crown; Mr. James Nelson – Carpenter; Miss Elizabeth Raven and Miss Mary Ann Raven – Farmers; Mr John Rutland – Jobbing Gardener; Mr Charles Smith – Farmer; Mr Charles Spinks – Baker; Mr William Thompson – Carpenter & Post Office; Mr Matthew Wright – Beer Retailer & Blacksmith; Colkirk Colkirk is a village (population 2001-547) situated about two miles south of Fakenham in"