Edingthorpe

Edingthorpe's name is of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and derives from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for Eadgyth's or Eadgifu's farmstead or settlement. The etymology of Edingthorpe is unusual because both Eadgyth and Eadgifu are feminine names.

Edingthorpe is not listed in the Domesday Book.

In the Seventeenth Century, Edingthorpe Hall was built in the Jacobean style. The building was damaged by a fire in the Nineteenth Century and subsequently restored.

On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Bacton under the County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935.

In 1931 the parish had a population of 213. This was the last time separate population statistics were collated for Edingthorpe, as in 1935 the parish was merged.

Edingthorpe's church is one of Norfolk's remaining 124 Anglo-Saxon round tower churches and dates from the Fourteenth Century, with Twelfth Century foundations. All Saints' is located outside of the village on Church Lane and has been Grade I listed since 1955.

The church also features a Fourteenth Century painting of Saint Christopher.

"It has a very special dignity and simplicity, standing there on its low hill above the harvest fields as though it were the faithful servant of the life around it."- Siegfried Sassoon on All Saints' Church, Edingthorpe.

Edingthorpe is part of the electoral ward of Bacton for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North Norfolk, which has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone MP since 2024.

Edingthorpe War Memorial is a weathered stone memorial set into the wall of Green Farm. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:

The memorial also lists the following for the Second World War: