North Creake, Norfolk
North Creake is a village and parish in the north west of Norfolk. The derivation of the name Creake is from the Celtic word creic' meaning a rock.
The village lies 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Burnham Market and about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the coast. 1 mile (1.6 km) further south is the village of South Creake. The River Burn flows through the centre of the village and 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of the village, along the river, lies the ruins of Creake Abbey.
The parish shares boundaries with the adjacent parishes of Burnham Market, Burnham Thorpe, Holkham, Walsingham, South Creake, Barwick and Stanhoe.
Most of the agricultural land surrounding the village, and many of the village houses, today belong to the estate of the Earl Spencer, who's family seat is in Althorp, Northamptonshire.
On 27th. April 1944, a de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bomber on a night training exercise crashed in the centre of the village, killing the crew of two. On the 60th. anniversary of the crash in 2004, a plaque on the approximate location of the crash was unveiled by a Royal Air Force guard of honour.
The village was struck by an F1/T3 tornado on 23rd. November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.
The village sign depicts St. Mary's church, a ploughman working a team of two heavy horses and the village blacksmith all set in an arch that represents Creake Abbey.
North Creake, Norfolk
North Creake is a village and parish in the north west of Norfolk. The derivation of the name Creake is from the Celtic word creic' meaning a rock.
The village lies 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Burnham Market and about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the coast. 1 mile (1.6 km) further south is the village of South Creake. The River Burn flows through the centre of the village and 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of the village, along the river, lies the ruins of Creake Abbey.
The parish shares boundaries with the adjacent parishes of Burnham Market, Burnham Thorpe, Holkham, Walsingham, South Creake, Barwick and Stanhoe.
Most of the agricultural land surrounding the village, and many of the village houses, today belong to the estate of the Earl Spencer, who's family seat is in Althorp, Northamptonshire.
On 27th. April 1944, a de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bomber on a night training exercise crashed in the centre of the village, killing the crew of two. On the 60th. anniversary of the crash in 2004, a plaque on the approximate location of the crash was unveiled by a Royal Air Force guard of honour.
The village was struck by an F1/T3 tornado on 23rd. November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.
The village sign depicts St. Mary's church, a ploughman working a team of two heavy horses and the village blacksmith all set in an arch that represents Creake Abbey.