# Gooderstone

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Village in Norfolk, England

Human settlement in England

Gooderstone St George's, Gooderstone Gooderstone Location within Norfolk Area 4.36 sq mi (11.3 km2) Population 400 (2021 census) • Density 92/sq mi (36/km2) OS grid reference TF7622002111 District Breckland Shire county Norfolk Region East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town King's Lynn Postcode district PE33 Dialling code 01366 Police Norfolk Fire Norfolk Ambulance East of England UK Parliament South West Norfolk List of places UK England Norfolk 52°35′16″N 0°36′06″E / 52.587835°N 0.601598°E / 52.587835; 0.601598

**Gooderstone** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) in the [English](/source/England) county of [Norfolk](/source/Norfolk).

The village is located 5.7 miles (9.2 km) south-west of [Swaffham](/source/Swaffham) and 30 miles (48 km) west of [Norwich](/source/Norwich).

## History

Gooderstone's name is of [Anglo-Saxon](/source/Anglo-Saxon) origin and derives from the [Old English](/source/Old_English) for *Guthere's* farm or settlement.[1]

In the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) of 1086, Gooderstone is listed as a settlement of 39 households in the [hundred](/source/Hundred_(county_division)) of South Greenhoe. In 1086, the village was part of the [East Anglian](/source/East_Anglia) estates of [Godric the Steward](/source/Godric_the_Steward).[2]

During the [First World War](/source/First_World_War), a night airfield was built in Gooderstone which was repurposed during the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War) as a bombing decoy site.[3]

## Geography

According to the [2021 census](/source/2021_United_Kingdom_census), Gooderstone has a population of 400 people which shows an increase from the 363 people recorded in the [2011 census](/source/2011_United_Kingdom_census).[4]

The church is located along the course of the [River Gadder](/source/River_Gadder).

## St. George's Church

Gooderstone's parish church is dedicated to [Saint George](/source/Saint_George) and dates from the Thirteenth Century. The church is located within the village on Church View and has been Grade I listed since 1960.[5] The church is no longer open for Sunday services.[6]

St. George's was lightly restored in the [Victorian era](/source/Victorian_era) and features Sixteenth Century [pews](/source/Pew) and dado screen.[7]

## Amenities

Gooderston Cricket Club has been registered for over a hundred year and fields a First XI and a Friendly Side.[8]

Gooderstone Primary is a Church of England school and is part of the Diocese of Norwich Academies Trust. The headteacher is Mrs S. Godbold.[9]

Gooderstone Water Gardens and Nature Trail is open daily throughout the year.

## Governance

Gooderstone is part of the [electoral ward](/source/Wards_and_electoral_divisions_of_the_United_Kingdom) of Bedingfeld for local elections and is part of the [district](/source/Non-metropolitan_district) of [Breckland](/source/Breckland).

The village's national constituency is [South West Norfolk](/source/South_West_Norfolk_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) which has been represented by [Labour's](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) [Terry Jermy MP](/source/Terry_Jermy) since 2024.

## War Memorial

Gooderstone War Memorial is located on the wall of St. George's Churchyard and is a square plinth with a long a tall [latin cross](/source/Latin_cross).[10] The memorial lists the following names for the [First World War](/source/First_World_War):[11][12]

Rank Name Unit Date of death Burial/Commemoration Sgt. Ernest W. Woolsey 1st The Royal Dragoons 25 Nov. 1918 Aldershot Military Cemetery Cpl. Ernest E. Calver 13th Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment 21 Oct. 1916 Thiepval Memorial LCpl. John W. G. Burt 3rd Dragoon Guards 23 Mar. 1918 Pozières Memorial LCpl. Herbert Palmer 20th Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps 20 Oct. 1917 St Julien Cemetery LCpl. Victor Cook 164th Coy., Machine Gun Corps 6 Jul. 1917 Vlamertinge Cemetery Gnr. Albert V. Dixon 208th Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery 27 Dec. 1916 Grove Town Cemetery Pte. Walter Flatt 2nd Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment 22 Mar. 1918 Pozières Memorial Pte. Horace E. Lambert 6th Bn., Royal Berkshire Regiment 28 Sep. 1916 Thiepval Memorial Pte. Arthur J. Mountain 50th (Calgary) Bn., CEF 18 Nov. 1916 Adanac Military Cemetery Pte. Edgar F. Brown 2nd Bn., Royal Dublin Fusiliers 5 Oct. 1916 Lahana War Cemetery Pte. S. Edward Barrett 6th Bn., Lincolnshire Regiment 3 Sep. 1915 Hill 10 Cemetery Pte. Victor Dodd 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment 20 Nov. 1914 Menin Gate Pte. Baker C. Sayer 2nd Bn., Norfolk Regt. 22 Jul. 1916 Basra War Cemetery Pte. R. Holman Shinn 2nd Bn., Norfolk Regt. 6 Mar. 1916 Amara War Cemetery Pte. William H. Sayer 9th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 19 Apr. 1917 Vermelles British Cemetery Pte. Arthur S. Tuddenham 1st Bn., Northumberland Fusilers 14 May 1917 Duisans Cemetery Pte. George F. Crome 10th Bn., Queen's Own Regiment 12 Jul. 1918 Lijssenthoek Cemetery Rfn. Frederick Palmer 12th Bn., Rifle Brigade 6 Jun. 1916 Menin Gate

The following names were added after the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War):

Rank Name Unit Date of death Burial/Commemoration Cpl. Herbert R. E. Waters 7th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment 29 May 1941 Poznań Cemetery Cpl. Herbert Adcock 18th Regt., Reconnaissance Corps 12 Sep. 1944 Kranji War Memorial St1C Bernard Adcock HMS Sphinx 4 Feb. 1940 Wick Cemetery

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Gooderstone](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Gooderstone).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Key to English Place-names"](http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Gooderstone). *kepn.nottingham.ac.uk*. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Gooderstone | Domesday Book"](https://opendomesday.org/place/TF7602/gooderstone/). *opendomesday.org*. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["mnf12416 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer"](https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?mnf12416). *www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk*. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Gooderstone (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location"](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/admin/breckland/E04006117__gooderstone/). *www.citypopulation.de*. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["CHURCH OF ST GEORGE, Gooderstone - 1342562 | Historic England"](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1342562?section=official-list-entry). *historicengland.org.uk*. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Gooderstone: St George"](https://www.achurchnearyou.com/church/10239/service-and-events/events-all/). *www.achurchnearyou.com*. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Norfolk Churches"](http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/gooderstone/gooderstone.htm). *www.norfolkchurches.co.uk*. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Gooderstone CC"](https://gooderstone.play-cricket.com/Teams). *gooderstone.play-cricket.com*. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Welcome to Gooderstone Primary | The Churchside Federation"](http://www.churchsidefederation.norfolk.sch.uk/gooderstone/). Retrieved 30 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Gooderstone War Memorial, Gooderstone - 1446277 | Historic England"](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1446277?section=official-list-entry). *historicengland.org.uk*. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Gooderstrone"](https://roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Gooderstone.html). *roll-of-honour.com*. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Geograph:: Garboldisham to Gunton :: War Memorials in Norfolk"](https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/War-Memorials-in-Norfolk/9#garboldisham-to-gunton). *www.geograph.org.uk*. Retrieved 30 March 2025.

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