Hardingham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Danemoor Green, located about one mile north-east of the village.
Hardingham is located north-west of Wymondham and west of Norwich.
History Hardingham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the homestead of Hearda's people.
Hardingham is not recorded in the Domesday Book.
The parish also includes the location of the medieval settlement of Flockthorpe, which was probably abandoned due to the ravages of the Black Death.
In the 16th century, Sir Thomas Gresham built a moated residence in Hardingham.
Hardingham Watermill is first recorded in 1766 and was eventually closed in 1933. The mill building was burnt down in 1966 as part of the film The Shuttered Room starring Oliver Reed, despite a last minute intervention by Sir Ian Gilmour MP.
Hardingham railway station opened in 1847 as a stop on the Wymondham-Dereham Railway Line. The station closed to passengers in 1969 but still operates periodically on the Mid-Norfolk Railway.
Geography According to the 2021 census, Hardingham has a population of 335 people which shows an increase from the 267 people recorded in the 2011 census.
St George's Church Hardingham's parish church is dedicated to Saint George and dates from the 13th century. St George's is located outside of the village on Church Road and has been Grade I listed since 1960. The church holds sporadic church services and is part of the Barnham Broom & Upper Yare Benefice.
St George's holds a memorial to Major William Mordaunt Marsh Edwards VC who lived in the parish and was awarded the Victoria Cross in the Anglo-Egyptian War as well as several original battlefield crosses from the First World War.
Governance Hardingham is part of the electoral ward of Mattishall for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.
The village's national constituency is Mid Norfolk which has been represented by the Conservative's George Freeman MP since 2010.
War Memorial Hardingham's war memorial is an elaborate wooden memorial in St George's Church which lists the following names for the First World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/CommemorationLt.Geoffrey S. Walley5th Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps20 Aug. 1916Dernancourt Cemetery2Lt.Frederick Abel3rd Bn., Norfolk Regiment30 Dec. 1917Chatby War CemeteryCSt.John W. BrownHMS Formidable1 Jan. 1915Chatham Naval MemorialSgt.Arthur W. WhitehandH.T., Army Service Corps3 May 1917St George's ChurchyardLCpl.John T. Abel4th Bn., Machine Gun Guards27 Mar. 1918Cabaret Rouge CemeteryPte.Wilfred J. Fox4th Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment30 Sep. 1918Sunken Road CemeteryPte.Arthur S. Adcock6th Bn., Royal Dublin Fusiliers12 Oct. 1916Thiepval MemorialPte.John T. Scase10th Bn., Essex Regiment22 Oct. 1916Thiepval MemorialPte.Arthur Websdale1st Bn., King's Own Royal Regiment17 Apr. 1918Loos MemorialPte.Frank Hunt8th Bn., Leicestershire Regiment22 Mar. 1918Épehy Wood CemeteryPte.Charles H. Balaam4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment20 Apr. 1917Deir al-Balah CemeteryPte.Ernest D. Risebrook4th Bn., Norfolk Regt.27 Jul. 1917St George's ChurchyardPte.Alfred J. Chaplin7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.14 Oct. 1917Arras MemorialPte.Harry A. Egle8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.10 Mar. 1917Aveluy Cemetery Pte.Bertie W. Adcock4th Bn., Northumberland Fusiliers15 Nov. 1916Thiepval MemorialPte.Alfred Hunt11th Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment31 Jul. 1917Menin Gate The following names were added after the Second World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/CommemorationLt.William B. M. Edwards1st Bn., Rifle Brigade26 Mar. 1943Sfax War CemeterySgt.William A. Winchester4th Bn., Queen's Own Regiment15 Jul. 1940Malbork CemeteryLCpl.Horace F. Mann4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment2 Aug. 1943Kranji War MemorialLACStanley C. WarnesRoyal Air Force Volunteer Reserve17 May 1943St George's ChurchyardDvr.Victor C. Goldson221 Coy., Royal Engineers26 Aug. 1943Enfidaville CemeteryPte.William A. James4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment20 Jun. 1943Kanchanaburi CemeteryPte.Ernest H. Websdale5th Bn., Royal Norfolks17 Mar. 1945Kranji War Cemetery
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