Hales

Village in Norfolk, England

For other uses, see Hales (disambiguation).

Human settlement in England

Hales

St. Margaret's Church

Hales

Location within Norfolk

Area| 1.54 sq mi (4.0 km2)
Population| 525 (2021 census)
• Density| 341/sq mi (132/km2)
OS grid reference| TM382972
Civil parish|

* Hales

District|

* South Norfolk

Shire county|

* Norfolk

Region|

* East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| NORWICH
Postcode district| NR14
Dialling code| 01508
Police| Norfolk
Fire| Norfolk
Ambulance| East of England
UK Parliament|

* South Norfolk

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52°31′19″N 1°30′33″E﻿ / ﻿52.521861°N 1.509247°E﻿ / 52.521861; 1.509247
Hales St Margaret

Hales is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

Hales is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of Loddon and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Norwich.

## History

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Hales' name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for nooks of land.[1]

In the Domesday Book, Hales is listed as a settlement of 54 households in the hundred of Clavering. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Roger Bigod, Godric the Steward, St Edmunds Abbey and Ralph Baynard.[2]

Hales Hall was built in 1478 by Sir James Hobart, the Attorney General of King Henry VII. Hobart acquired the estate from Sir Roger de Hales, whose daughter had married the Duke of Norfolk. In 1666, the last Hales heiress was Lady Dionysia Williamson, who left her estate to her nephew, John Hoskins.[3]

In 1957, two Gloster Meteors of No. 74 Squadron RAF crashed in Hales after a mid-air collision. Both pilots (FO W.R. Taylor of Cleethorpes and FO R.G. Baillie of Edinburgh) were killed.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2021 census, Hales has a total population of 525 people which demonstrates an increase from the 469 people listed in the 2011 census.[5]

Hales is located at the junction of the A146, between Norwich and Lowestoft, and the B1136, between Hales and Haddiscoe.

## St Margaret's Church

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Main article: St Margaret's Church, Hales

Hales' parish church is dedicated to Saint Margaret the Virgin and is one of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. St. Margaret's is located outside of the village on Church Lane and has been Grade I listed since 1960.[6] The church is no longer open for Sunday services and is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[7]

St. Margaret's was lightly restored in the Victorian era by Herbert John Green and still hosts medieval wall paintings.[8]

## Amenities

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The Pastures, a local care home, is located on Yarmouth Road.

## Governance

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Hales is part of the electoral ward of Loddon & Chedgrave for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is South Norfolk which has been represented by the Labour's Ben Goldsborough MP since 2024.

## War Memorial

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Hales War Memorial is shared with nearby Heckingham and is a rough-hewn Celtic cross on Yarmouth Road. The memorial was damaged in a car accident in 1999 and was subsequently restored.[9] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[10][11]

Rank  | Name  | Unit  | Date of Death  | Burial/Commemoration

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Cpl.  | William Edge  | 1st Bn., Border Regiment | 28 Apr. 1915  | Helles Memorial
Cpl.  | James Edge  | 11th Bn., Sherwood Foresters | 7 Jun. 1917  | Menin Gate
LCpl.  | Harry Scarfe  | 8th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 1 Jul. 1916  | Thiepval Memorial
LCpl.  | Walter Stone  | 9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.  | 18 Oct. 1916  | Thiepval Memorial
Dvr.  | William L. Herwin  | 141st Coy., Royal Engineers | 28 Mar. 1918  | Brandhoek Cemetery
Pte.  | Arthur G. Gower  | 1st Bn., Dragoon Guards | 6 Jun. 1915  | Bailleul Cemetery
Pte.  | George Brister  | 1st Bn., Essex Regiment | 14 Apr. 1917  | Arras Memorial
Pte.  | Victor G. Stone  | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 13 Oct. 1915  | Loos Memorial
Pte.  | Walter Tipple  | 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.  | 28 Mar. 1917  | St. Margaret's Churchyard
Pte.  | Albert R. Scarfe  | 8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.  | 22 Oct. 1917  | Tyne Cot
Pte.  | John E. Smith  | 1st Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment | 9 Sep. 1916  | Thiepval Memorial
By1C  | Allan I. Denny[a] | HMS Ganges | 5 Aug. 1916  | St. Mary's Churchyard
Dhd.  | Alfred J. Edge  | H.M. Drifter EBC | 8 Sep. 1915  | St. James' Churchyard

The following names were added after the Second World War:

Rank  | Name  | Unit  | Date of Death  | Burial/Commemoration

|
|
|
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Dvr.  | Ronald Tovell  | Royal Army Service Corps | 15 Dec. 1945  | St. Margaret's Churchyard
Pte.  | Sydney W. Wade  | 4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment | 31 Jan. 1942  | Maitland Cemetery
Rfn.  | Ernest E. Crisp  | 2nd Bn., London Irish Rifles | 5 Aug. 1943  | Catania War Cemetery

## Footnotes

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### Notes

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1. ^ Denny died of cerebro-spinal meningitis whilst serving on the shore establishment, HMS Ganges.

### References

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1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
2. ^ "Hales | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
3. ^ "The story of Hales Hall & the Great Barn | Heritage & History". Hales Hall & The Great Barn | Luxury Norfolk Estate & Venue. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
4. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Mid-air collision Accident Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 WA879, Thursday 3 January 1957". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
5. ^ "Hales (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
6. ^ "CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, Hales - 1169239 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
7. ^ Trust, Churches Conservation. "St Margaret's Church, Hales, Norfolk". Churches Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
8. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
9. ^ "Hales and Heckingham War Memorial, Hales - 1440678 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
10. ^ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Hales and Heckingham". roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
11. ^ "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

## External links

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Media related to Hales at Wikimedia Commons

* St Margaret's on the European Round Tower Churches Website
* Photos from Geograph

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