White Horse Common

White Horse Common
Holgate Road, White Horse Common
White Horse Common
Location within Norfolk
OS grid referenceTG300294
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORTH WALSHAM
Postcode districtNR28
Dialling code01493
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

White Horse Common is a hamlet near North Walsham in the North Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England.[1] It is located to the southeast of North Walsham town centre. It forms part of North Walsham's civil parish.[2]

History

Mission Church

White Horse Common was first established in 1883 and 1892,[3] with the establishment of a mission church in the area.[4] The church was in use until around 1933. It has since been converted into a private residence.

Pillboxs

A historical place of interest are two former WW1 pillbox's[5] located on the "Pillbox Trail".[6]

Geography

White Horse Common is close to North Walsham[7] and the settlements of Spa Common and Honing. It is mostly rural but partly attached to North Walsham's urban area.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Rye, Walter (1881). An Index to Norfolk Topography. Index Society. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  2. ^ "White Horse Common". Survey of English Place-Names. THE ENGLISH PLACE-NAME SOCIETY. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for White Horse Common". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Genuki: White Horse Common Mission,North Walsham,Church of England, Norfolk". www.genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Archive Search Results | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Home | Commemorating the World Wars in North Norfolk". www.north-norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  7. ^ England), Index Society (London (1881). Publications. Pub. for the Index Society. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  8. ^ "White Horse Common photos, maps, books, memories". www.francisfrith.com. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
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