|
1010 |
Earl of East
Anglia, Ulfketel fought the Danes at Seven Hills where Nacton is
now |
|
1086 |
Doomsday Book
mentions Burnaville (a Hall House between Nacton and Levington) and
Roger Bigod who controlled the
area |
|
1200 |
St Martins
Church built and an Augustinian Priory at
Alnesbourne |
|
1300 |
de Holbrokes
at Broke Hall |
|
1634 |
Richard Broke,
Chief Baron of the Exchequer, owns Broke
Hall |
|
1725 |
Admiral Edward
Vernon (1684-1757) lives at Orwell
Park |
|
1739 |
Vernon becomes
a national hero at the battle of
Portobello |
|
1740 |
Vernon earns the
nickname of “Old Grog” by diluting the Navy’s rum
ration |
|
1757 |
House of
Industry built at Nacton for 350
paupers |
|
1773 |
Margaret
Catchpole born at Nacton |
|
1779 |
Charles Vere
Broke born, later becomes Wellingtons
Quartermaster |
|
1801 |
Margaret
Catchpole transported to Australia for horse
theft |
|
1813 |
Philip Broke
in command of the “Shannon” takes the “Chesapeake” at
Boston |
|
1813 |
George Tomline
born (-1889) owning the 20,000 acre Orwell Park
Estate |
|
1830 |
Sir Robert
Harland of Orwell Park constructs “decoy” ponds for duck
hunting |
|
1839 |
“Sporting
Review” publishes the race to Nacton Church - the first
steeplechase. |
|
1840 |
Orwell Park house
bunt down and rebuilt by Tomline |
|
1850 |
Nacton village
moved from opposite the church to present
position |
|
1868 |
Village shop
opened at Ivy House by Eliza
Keeble |
|
1870 |
Broke Chapel
added to church South Nave of St Martin’s
Church |
|
1872 |
Observatory
built at Orwell Park by Tomline. Telescope costs £1687 19s
4d. |
|
1874 |
John Isaac
Plummer, Nacton’s Astronomer, lives at Orwell
Dean |
|
1881 |
610 people in
the village, 125 people in the “poor
house” |
|
1889 |
Tomline dies
and is cremated at Woking. Orwell Park inherited by E G
Pretyman |
|
1894 |
Pretyman
marries Lady Beatrice Adine
Bridgman |
|
1886 |
Workhouse
closed – occupants moved to
Ipswich |
|
1906 |
Prince and
Princess of Wales visit Orwell
Park |
|
1911 |
Village School
opened adjacent to “The Anchor” public
house |
|
1919 |
Construction
of Village Hall commenced by
volunteers |
|
1923 |
WI started in
village by Lady Beatrice and Mrs Arnold
Foster |
|
1925 |
Tom Baker
takes 9303 ducks at the Nacton decoy
pond |
|
1937 |
Orwell Park becomes
a school (relocated from Aldeburgh) |
|
1940 |
First Royal
Tank Regiment of 7th Armored Div (Desert Rats) based at
Orwell Park |
|
1952 |
Former
Workhouse converted into Amberfield
School |
|
1957 |
Finneys Drift,
formerly Bakers Lane, developed |
|
1959 |
Chapel
converted to second village shop |
|
1960 |
Mill Piece
developed and Orwell Park station closed by
Beeching. |
|
1961 |
Felixstowe Road
widened, new “Shepard and Dog” public house
built |
|
1964 |
Houses built
beside village hall |
|
1969 |
P.O. moved to
Orwell Stores, Old P.O. closed. |
|
1970 |
5 bungalows
built on Palmers Field by Gillian
Bence-Jones |
|
1970 |
Village
roadside footpath proposed, laid in
1978. |
|
1977 |
Forge closed,
Mr Edward Jeffries last village
blacksmith |
|
1983 |
Mrs Keeble
retired, original village shop closed after 115
years |
|
1985 |
Nicholas
Bence-Jones inherited Orwell Park
Estate |
|
1990 |
New rectory
built – Rector Geoffrey Grant in
residence. |
|
2009 |
Post Office
closed – village shop continues in
business |
|
2010 |
Six
“affordable” houses built on Water
Field. |