OS grid reference TG050350 Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Tuesday 11:02 AM | Civil parish Stody CP Area 7.99 km² Dialling code 01263 | |
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Population 185 (Including Hassingham and Hunworth, 2011 census) Weather 8°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 91% Humidity | ||
Stody is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 13.2 miles (21.2 km) west south west of Cromer, 21.8 miles (35.1 km) north north west of Norwich and 125 miles (201 km) north north east of London. The village lies 4.1 miles (6.6 km) south west of the town of Holt.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.
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Map of Stody, UK
History
Stody has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. In the great book Stody is recorded by the name ‘’Estodeia’’ and “Stodeia it is said to be in the ownership of the King. The main tennent was Humphrey from Ranulf brother of Ilger. The survey also notes that there were three mills, three Beehives and sixty Goats. The name Stody derives from “an enclosure for horses”, the modern English word 'stud' comes from the same root
Village amenities
In 2014, Allen Lambert the Gamekeeper of the estate was successfully prosecuted for poisoning 10 buzzards and 1 sparrowhawk. RSPB report on case.
The Parish Church of Mary
The Parish Church of Saint Mary is constructed from flint and has a Saxon period round tower. There is a nave, chancel and two transepts and a fine example of cross-vaulting at the poit of the intersection. The church has a collections of 15th-century stained glass figures. They are set high in the lights of the north side windows, and in the east side of the south transept. At the west end of the church there is a 13th-century Purbeck marble font. The church is a Grade I listed building [1].