Feltwell
Among the memorials in the church is one to Lt-Col. Edward G. Hibbert of the Grenadier Guards, a veteran of the Crimean War and the Battles of Alma, Inkerman and Sevastopol.[7] RAF Feltwell opened in 1937 for use by the Royal Air Force and, during the Second World War, hosted the Vickers Wellingtons of No.After the war, Feltwell hosted Thor ballistic missiles for the RAF and was later leased to the United States Air Force.[11] The village is also home to: a General Practice surgery & pharmacy; a veterinarian practice: a car garage and service station; two convenience stores; a hairdressers; a Chinese takeaway; a Fish and Chips takeaway and; a small amount of miscellaneous businesses close to the old snooker hall.[citation needed] Feltwell's war memorial takes the form of a marble Celtic cross above a plinth, located inside St Mary's churchyard.
St Nicholas Church, FeltwellNorfolkDensityOS grid referenceCivil parishDistrictKing's Lynn and West NorfolkShire countyRegionCountryEnglandSovereign statePost townThetfordPostcode districtDialling codePoliceAmbulanceEast of EnglandUK ParliamentSouth West NorfolkNorwichAnglo-SaxonOld EnglishmulleinDomesday BookhundredEast AnglianKing William IWilliam de WarenneAbbey of St Etheldreda, ElyJohn GowerMoultonparson2011 Censusredundant churchChurches Conservation TrustNational Heritage List for EnglandFrederick PreedyCatholic MassSecond World WarChurch of England parish churchÉdouard DidronGrenadier GuardsCrimean WarBattles of AlmaInkermanSevastopolRAF FeltwellRoyal Air ForceVickers WellingtonsNo. 37No. 57No. 75 Squadrons RAFThor ballistic missilesUnited States Air ForceRAF MildenhallradomesSir Edmund de MoundefordOfstedpublic houseGeneral Practice surgery & pharmacyveterinarian practiceChinese takeawayFish and Chips takeawayCeltic crossFirst World War12th (Rangers) BattalionLondon RegimentRoyal Norfolk RegimentSherwood ForestersLoyal RegimentRoyal Army Service CorpsRoyal Field ArtilleryRoyal Garrison ArtilleryRoyal Army Medical CorpsBorder RegimentColdstream GuardsEssex RegimentRoyal FusiliersRoyal Inniskilling FusiliersLancashire FusiliersQueen's Royal RegimentSuffolk RegimentWorcestershire RegimentYorkshire RegimentKing's Royal Rifle CorpsRoyal Horse ArtilleryNo. 103 Squadron RAFHMS HostileRoyal Pioneer CorpsAuxiliary Territorial ServiceHMS SalmonHistoric England