Useful Links
These are links rather than adverts, and no recommendation should be implied. Get in touch if you'd like your local business added to the list, if it has a website.
Local organisations and families
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You can go straight to any of these sites by clicking on the web address here
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St.Botolph's Church
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The Grade 1 listed Parish Church of Grimston
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St.Andrew's Church, Congham
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Congham's Parish Church is in St.Andrew's Lane
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All Saints'Church Roydon
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Roydon's Parish Church is in Church Lane, Roydon - There is another Roydon in Norfolk, near Diss, but this is the one near King's Lynn, at the north-western edge of Grimston
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Repeat Presciption orderline
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You can book your repeat prescription here if you are a patient of Grimston Medical Centre and have your user name and password to hand (collected from the Medical Centre)
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Archaeology of each of the 3 parishes
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Norfolk Archaeology have published a report on each parish in the county, including Grimston, Congham and Roydon. You can read them, and contact the Archaeological Unit with further information. Beyond that there's always wikipedia!
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Little Sunshines Pre-School
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The new pre-school playgroup which happens at the Village Hall
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Grimston has 6 fine church bells
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Many groups of ringers visit Grimston every year to ring the fine bells
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King's Lynn & W. Norfolk Borough Council
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Lots of information and statistics on the area
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Grimston connection with Virginia USA
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One of Grimston's residents went to Jamestown in the 1600's and made a big name for himself.
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Exploits of a Grimston son in the USA
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Adam Thorowgood of Grimston born 1604
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Adam Thorowgood's Congham inspiration
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One of the members of the Spelman family of Congham was Henry Spelman, one of the first settlers of Virginia
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Grimston's famous pottery finds
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Grimston potters supplied much of Europe from late Saxon to medieval times and many archaeological websites feature Grimston pots, often with cheeky faces
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World Championship Snail racing
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This famous event which forms part of the Congham Fete each July, on Grimston Cricket Club's pitch on Lynn Road, Congham/Grimston on the third Saturday of July (for the date see the events calendar)
Local businesses
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Some businesses based in the village operating around the area
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Hotel in the Village
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Congham Hall Hotel is justly famous
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Local Vet
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Sunnyside Vets are based in Roydon
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An unusual industry
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Norfolk Fender Seats is a local company
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Everything for the horse
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A Saddlery based in Pott Row for many years
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McCready Music
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McCready Music organises chamber concerts in the area
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Furniture restoring and replica making
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A young couple who live in Grimston
Local Schools
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Church Hill First School
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for children aged 4 to 8 A small and very caring school with a high commendation from Ofsted in their latest inspection. The school is in Gayton Road, next to Grimston Church
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Grimston Pott Row First School
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The First School serving Pott Row, the western end of the Parish, for children 4-8; a lively, caring school overlooking Pott Row Green, with lots of outdoor learning ('Forest School')
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Grimston Junior School, Vong Lane
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for ages 8-11 Sometimes referred to locally as 'the Middle School', which it was going to be before local government policy changes just before it opened.
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Springwood High School, King's Lynn
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the secondary school which normally takes children from the Grimston area
