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Erpingham ( ) is a village and civil parish in the England county of Norfolk.
Erpingham is located north of Aylsham and north of Norwich, along Scarrow Beck. The parish also includes the nearby village of Calthorpe.
There is archaeological evidence to suggest Erpingham was the site of two Roman Empire settlements, one of which suggests a military or religious function. Furthermore, Roman artefacts, including coins, brooches and a quern-stone, have been discovered close to the village.
In the Domesday Book, Erpingham is listed as a settlement of 27 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Roger Bigot, St Benet's Abbey, Drogo de la Beuvrière and Ranulf brother of Ilger.
Erpingham Watermill is first recorded in the mid-Eighteenth Century as one of the smallest mills in Norfolk, drawing on the Scarrow Beck for its power. The watermill was gutted by fire in 1965 and was subsequently demolished. Erpingham Windmill dates from the late-Fourteenth Century and is a private residence today.
During the Second World War, an artillery emplacement and bunker were built in the village for use of the Home Guard.
Erpingham is located along Scarrow Beck.
St. Mary's Baptismal font is from the Nineteenth Century and was originally placed in St Benedict's Church in Norwich, but was transferred to Erpingham after the church was destroyed in the Norwich Blitz. The church also holds a good example of a Fourteenth Century brass memorial dedicated to Sir John de Erpingham, an English soldier present at the Battle of Agincourt, and installed by his son, Thomas Erpingham. Additionally, St. Mary's has good examples of British and Continental stained-glass, largely copied from examples in Blickling Hall and restored in the Twenty-first Century by King & Son.
Local children usually attend Erpingham Church of England Primary School which is part of the Blue Sky Federation. After an Ofsted inspection in October 2023, the school was given a rating of 'Requires Improvement.'
The village's national constituency is North Norfolk, which has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone since 2024.
| + !Rank !Name !Unit !Date of death !Burial/Commemoration | ||||
| Gnr. | John C. Nichols | 251st Bde., Royal Field Artillery | 13 Sep. 1918 | La Ville-aux-Bois Cemetery |
| Cpl. | Bertie E. Green | 1/5th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 13 Aug. 1915 | Helles Memorial |
| Pte. | George Warne | 1/6th Bn., Durham Light Infantry | 7 Oct. 1918 | St. Mary's Churchyard |
| Pte. | Albert Lambert | 1/9th Bn., D.L.I. | 20 Jan. 1917 | Dernancourt |
| Pte. | Alfred E. Allard | 13th Bn., D.L.I. | 8 Oct. 1918 | Tincourt-Boucly |
| Pte. | S. Jack Burgess | 2nd Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 18 Dec. 1916 | Basra War Cemetery |
| Pte. | John F. Ives | 1/5th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 8 Sep. 1917 | Haifa |
| Pte. | S. William Bean | 9th Bn., Norfolk Regt. | 1 May 1917 | Loos Memorial |
| Pte. | Donald D. Daniels | 1/4th Bn., Northumberland Fusilers | 27 Mar. 1918 | Pozières Memorial |
| Sth. | Herbert J. Burgess | 1 (Catterick) Coy., Army Service Corps | 10 Oct. 1916 | St. Mary's Churchyard |
| + !Rank !Name !Unit !Date of death !Burial/Commemoration | ||||
| LCpl. | Harold G. Jickells | Royal Engineers | 23 Oct. 1942 | Kranji War Cemetery |
| Pte. | Noel Dennis | 4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment | 29 Sep. 1943 | Kanchanaburi War Cemetery |
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