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Stow Bardolph, sometimes simply referred to as Stow, is an a estate and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, lying between King's Lynn and Downham Market on the A10. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,014 in 421 households at the 2001 census,〔(Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes ). Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.〕 the population increasing to 1,230 at the 2011 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Civil Parish population 2011 )〕 For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. == History == The village name evolved from Stowe Bardolf meaning "Meeting place of the Bardolfs". This was almost certainly because of connections with the Lords Bardolf, from nearby Wormegay Castle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stow Bardolph, Norfolk: Village Information, History and Genealogy )〕 The Stow Bardolph estate was purchased by the Hare family in 1553. The original Stow Hall was constructed in 1589 by Nicholas Hare, Master of the Rolls and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, but fell into disrepair and was demolished. The second Stow Hall to be built was in 1796, but this to fell into disrepair and was demolished. The final Stow Hall to be built was in 1874 and was demolished in 1994 due to being beyond economic repair. Holy Trinity Parish Church was extensively restored by John Raphael Rodrigues Brandon around 1850. A wax effigy of the upper body of Sarah Hare, who died in 1744, including alarmingly lifelike face and hands, is displayed upright in a mahogany case in the Hare Chapel of the church.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stow Bardolph )〕 It is the only funerary effigy of its kind outside Westminster Abbey. There is a stained glass window to the memory of Victoria Cross winner Reverend James William Adams who was vicar here from 1896 to 1902.〔1912 DNB entry〕 The village is home to a Rare Breeds Centre called Church Farm which opened in 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History of Church Farm )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stow Bardolph」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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