Ancient Church of England parish church of Holt Norfolk is dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle and probably has late Saxon origins.
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12 Facts About Holt Norfolk
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Pineapple-topped obelisk at Holt Norfolk is one of a pair gateposts from Melton Constable Park, the other having been given to the town of Dereham in 1757.
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The poor of Holt Norfolk had grazing rights for an animal and had the right to take wood and gorse from the land for their own use.
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Nearest railway station to Holt Norfolk is in the town of Sheringham, where access to the National Rail network is provided by the Bittern Line to Norwich.
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In 1965, within a year of the closure of the line, the North Holt Norfolk Railway was formed to restore part of the line as an independent heritage steam railway.
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Holt Norfolk Summer Festival started in 2009 is an arts festival.
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Certificate quote - 'Redevelopment Chapel Yard, Albert Street, Holt Norfolk, including reconstruction and conservation of old buildings and erection of new, all using mainly traditional materials, thereby giving character and vitality to an area under threat of dereliction.
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Architects for the project consulted with Goodman on the design of their scheme, adopting his design code into this development to create another adaptation of a 'Holt Norfolk cart shed' to mirror those newly built in Chapel Yard.
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In 2022 MP for North Norfolk - Duncan Baker - and former Mayor of Holt recommended Eric Goodman for an MBE in recognition of his unique and defining contribution to North Norfolk and stated 'Mr Goodman designed and developed Chapel Yard in Holt, which has had a significant impact to North Norfolk…I am personally very grateful to Mr Goodman for all he has done for Holt and the wider community'.
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Holt Norfolk was the first amateur team to play at the newly built Carrow Road ground.
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In 1985 Holt Norfolk United left their ground at Jubilee Road, which was sold to finance the new Sports Centre complex on Kelling Road.
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At present Holt United runs three sides, the first team playing in the Anglian Combination and the Reserves and colts teams in the North East Norfolk League.
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