Hempnall


Hempnall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
It covers an area of and had a population of 1,310 in 522 households at the 2001 census, the population reducing to 1,292 at the 2011 Census.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk.
Hempnall lies on the B1527 road, with neighbouring villages including Tasburgh and Saxlingham Nethergate.
Facilities in Hempnall include a village hall, playing field, a primary school, and a convenience store run by RS McColl. 'The Hempnall Trust', a village charity, runs The Hempnall Mill Centre at the site of Hempnall Mill.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches east also south to Shelton and Hardwick with a total population at the 2011 population of 2,560.

Notable people

According to John Wesley’s journal, on 4th September 1759 he walked the nine miles from Norwich to preach in Hempnall market place. He described how he was followed by a mob from Norwich, who may have been financed by the city’s brewers, and the mob’s ringleader tried to disrupt the proceedings with a horn. This was quickly thrown away by one of the crowd and the others were soon deeply attentive to John Wesley’s message:
“By grace ye are saved through faith”