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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:Swaffham Town Hall.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Swaffham Town Hall]]]] |
[[File:Swaffham Town Hall.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Swaffham Town Hall]]]] |
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The name of the town derives from the [[Old English language|Old English]] ''Swǣfa hām'' = "the homestead of the [[Swabia]]ns"; some of them presumably came with the [[Angles (tribe)|Angles]] and [[Saxons]].http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Swaffham |
The name of the town derives from the [[Old English language|Old English]] ''Swǣfa hām'' = "the homestead {{citation needed span|of the [[Swabia]]ns|reason = most sources say the first part is derived from a personal name}}"; some of them presumably came with the [[Angles (tribe)|Angles]] and [[Saxons]].http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Swaffham |
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By the 14th and 15th centuries Swaffham had an emerging sheep and [[wool]] industry.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o5ckDwAAQBAJ&q=Swaffham+wool+industry&pg=PT100|title=50 Gems of Norfolk: The History & Heritage of the Most Iconic Places|last=Goodrum|first=Pete|date=2017-05-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-5728-8|language=en}} As a result of this prosperity, the town has a large market place. The market cross here was built by George Walpole, 3rd [[Baron Walpole|Earl of Orford]] and presented to the town in 1783.Ripper, B. (1979) ''Ribbons from the Pedlar's Pack'' p126 {{ISBN|0-9506728-0-7}} On the top is the statue of [[Ceres (Roman mythology)|Ceres]], the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] goddess of the harvest. The former Corn Hall, which was designed by Mathias Goggs, was completed in 1858.{{NHLE|desc=Former Corn Hall|num= 1269617|access-date=1 July 2023}} |
By the 14th and 15th centuries Swaffham had an emerging sheep and [[wool]] industry.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o5ckDwAAQBAJ&q=Swaffham+wool+industry&pg=PT100|title=50 Gems of Norfolk: The History & Heritage of the Most Iconic Places|last=Goodrum|first=Pete|date=2017-05-15|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|isbn=978-1-4456-5728-8|language=en}} As a result of this prosperity, the town has a large market place. The market cross here was built by George Walpole, 3rd [[Baron Walpole|Earl of Orford]] and presented to the town in 1783.Ripper, B. (1979) ''Ribbons from the Pedlar's Pack'' p126 {{ISBN|0-9506728-0-7}} On the top is the statue of [[Ceres (Roman mythology)|Ceres]], the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] goddess of the harvest. The former Corn Hall, which was designed by Mathias Goggs, was completed in 1858.{{NHLE|desc=Former Corn Hall|num= 1269617|access-date=1 July 2023}} |
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