# Hales

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Village in Norfolk, England

For other uses, see [Hales (disambiguation)](/source/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 List of places UK England Norfolk 52°31′19″N 1°30′33″E / 52.521861°N 1.509247°E / 52.521861; 1.509247

[Hales St Margaret](/source/St_Margaret's_Church%2C_Hales)

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

Hales is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of [Loddon](/source/Loddon%2C_Norfolk) and 11 miles (18 km) south-east of [Norwich](/source/Norwich).

## History

Hales' name is of [Anglo-Saxon](/source/Anglo-Saxons) origin and derives from the [Old English](/source/Old_English) for nooks of land.[1]

In the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book), Hales is listed as a settlement of 54 households in the [hundred](/source/Hundred_(county_division)) of Clavering. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of [Roger Bigod](/source/Roger_Bigod_of_Norfolk), [Godric the Steward](/source/Godric_the_Steward), [St Edmunds Abbey](/source/Bury_St_Edmunds_Abbey) and Ralph Baynard.[2]

[Hales Hall](/source/Hales_Hall) was built in 1478 by [Sir James Hobart](/source/James_Hobart), the Attorney General of [King Henry VII](/source/Henry_VII_of_England). 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](/source/Gloster_Meteor) of [No. 74 Squadron RAF](/source/No._74_Squadron_RAF) crashed in Hales after a mid-air collision. Both pilots (FO W.R. Taylor of [Cleethorpes](/source/Cleethorpes) and FO R.G. Baillie of [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh)) were killed.[4]

## Geography

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

Hales is located at the junction of the [A146](/source/A146_road), between [Norwich](/source/Norwich) and [Lowestoft](/source/Lowestoft), and the [B1136](/source/B_roads_in_Zone_1_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme), between Hales and [Haddiscoe](/source/Haddiscoe).

## St Margaret's Church

Main article: [St Margaret's Church, Hales](/source/St_Margaret's_Church%2C_Hales)

Hales' parish church is dedicated to [Saint Margaret the Virgin](/source/Margaret_the_Virgin) and is one of Norfolk's 124 remaining [round-tower churches](/source/Round-tower_church). 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](/source/Victorian_era) by [Herbert John Green](/source/Herbert_John_Green) and still hosts medieval wall paintings.[8]

## Governance

Hales is part of the [electoral ward](/source/Wards_and_electoral_divisions_of_the_United_Kingdom) of Loddon & Chedgrave for local elections and is part of the [district](/source/Non-metropolitan_district) of [South Norfolk](/source/South_Norfolk).

The village's national constituency is [South Norfolk](/source/South_Norfolk_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) which has been represented by the [Labour's](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) [Ben Goldsborough MP](/source/Ben_Goldsborough) since 2024.

## War Memorial

Hales War Memorial is shared with nearby [Heckingham](/source/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](/source/First_World_War):[10][11]

Rank Name Unit Date of death Burial/Commemoration 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](/source/Second_World_War):

Rank Name Unit Date of death Burial/Commemoration 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

### Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Denny died of cerebro-spinal meningitis whilst serving on the shore establishment, HMS Ganges.

### References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Key to English Place-names"](http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Hales). *kepn.nottingham.ac.uk*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Hales | Domesday Book"](https://opendomesday.org/place/TM3897/hales/). *opendomesday.org*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The story of Hales Hall & the Great Barn | Heritage & History"](https://haleshall.com/hales-hall-great-barn-history/). *Hales Hall & The Great Barn | Luxury Norfolk Estate & Venue*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Ranter, Harro. ["Mid-air collision Accident Gloster Meteor F Mk 8 WA879, Thursday 3 January 1957"](https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/20310). *asn.flightsafety.org*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Hales (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location"](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/admin/south_norfolk/E04006554__hales/). *www.citypopulation.de*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, Hales - 1169239 | Historic England"](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1169239?section=official-list-entry). *historicengland.org.uk*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Trust, Churches Conservation. ["St Margaret's Church, Hales, Norfolk"](https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/visit/our-churches/has). *Churches Conservation Trust*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Norfolk Churches"](http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/hales/hales.htm). *www.norfolkchurches.co.uk*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Hales and Heckingham War Memorial, Hales - 1440678 | Historic England"](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1440678?section=official-list-entry). *historicengland.org.uk*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Hales and Heckingham"](https://roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Hales.html). *roll-of-honour.com*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk"](https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/War-Memorials-in-Norfolk/10). *www.geograph.org.uk*. Retrieved 11 April 2025.

## External links

Media related to [Hales](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hales) at Wikimedia Commons

- [St Margaret's on the European Round Tower Churches Website](https://www.roundtowerchurches.net/norfolk/norfolk-h-l/hales-2/)

- [Photos from Geograph](https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/1870)

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