Brumstead
Village in Norfolk, England
Brumstead (or Brunstead) is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the town of Stalham, 15 miles (24 km) north-east of Norwich, and 18 miles (29 km).
01History
Brumstead's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and in the Domesday Book is recorded as a settlement of 21 households belonging to Roger Bigod. The survey mentions the village also held 30 goats, a church and a mill alongside pannage or woodland for 16 pigs.
The village has also been known for hundreds of years as Brunstead and is named this way on old maps demonstrate. The village sign uses this name.
02Geography
At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 84. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of East Ruston.
For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. The village is situated on the route of the B1159 that runs between the town of Cromer and the town of Stalham. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.
03St. Peter's Church
Brumstead's Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Peter and is of Norman origin.
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- Brunstead Village Sign.jpg by Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0
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