Irstead

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title: "Irstead" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-norfolk", "former-civil-parishes-in-norfolk", "north-norfolk"] description: "Village in Norfolk, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-norfolk" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irstead" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Norfolk, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
os_grid_reference	TG365204
official_name	Irstead
population_ref
static_image_name	Irstead.jpg
static_image_caption	St. Michael's Church
shire_district	North Norfolk
shire_county	Norfolk
region	East of England
civil_parish	Barton Turf
constituency_westminster	North Norfolk
postcode_district	NR12
postcode_area	NR
post_town	Norwich
dial_code	01692
hide_services	true
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| country = England | coordinates = | os_grid_reference = TG365204 | official_name = Irstead | population = | population_ref = | area_total_km2 = | static_image_name = Irstead.jpg | static_image_caption = St. Michael's Church | shire_district = North Norfolk | shire_county = Norfolk | region = East of England | civil_parish = Barton Turf | constituency_westminster = North Norfolk | postcode_district = NR12 | postcode_area = NR | post_town = Norwich | dial_code = 01692 | london_distance = | hide_services = true

Irstead is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barton Turf, in the English county of Norfolk. It is 6.3 mi north of Acle and 11 mi north-east of Norwich, along the River Ant.

Irstead's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, although it is not listed in the Domesday Book.

On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Barton Turf. In 1931 the parish had a population of 113. Irstead is part of the electoral ward of Hoveton & Tunstead for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.

St. Michael's church

Irstead's church is dedicated to Saint Michael and dates from the 14th-Century. St. Michael's is located on Irstead Road and has been Grade II listed since 1955. The church is open sporadically for Sunday service.

St. Michael's features a carved font and a painted rood screen, which are both medieval survivals. The church also holds a wall painting of Saint Christopher and a stone memorial dating from 1811 to Midshipman Charles Hornor who died aboard the Rose off the coast of Madras.

References

References

1. "Key to English Place-names".
2. "Home {{!}} Domesday Book".
3. "Relationships and changes Irstead AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
4. "Population statistics Irstead AP/CP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
5. "CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, Barton Turf - 1049932 {{!}} Historic England".
6. (2025-06-15). "Irstead: St Michael's".
7. "The Norfolk Churches Site".

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