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Bradfield, Norfolk

Village in Norfolk, England

Field	Value
official_name	Bradfield
country	England
region	East of England
shire_district	North Norfolk
shire_county	Norfolk
civil_parish	Swafield
static_image	Bradfield Parish Church 1st September 2008.JPG
static_image_caption	Saint Giles Parish Church, Bradfield
os_grid_reference	TG2733
coordinates
label_position	top
post_town	NORTH WALSHAM
postcode_area	NR
postcode_district	NR28
dial_code	01263
london_distance	135 mi

Bradfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Swafield, in the North Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk. It is 7.6 mi south-south-east of Cromer, 18.1 mi north-north-east of Norwich and 135 mi north-east of London. The nearest town, North Walsham, is 3 mi south of the village.

History

Bradfield's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, although the village is not mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.

In 1931 the parish had a population of 136. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Swafield.

Governance

Bradfield is part of the electoral ward of Trunch for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk. It is part of the North Norfolk parliamentary constituency.

St. Giles' Church

Bradfield's parish church is dedicated to Saint Giles and is a large church for what is now a small community. The bukilding was, however, once bigger. There is evidence of this both inside and out, because the north and south arcades were filled in when the aisles were demolished. The pillars and arches can still be seen, set in the walls, the early 14th century capitals revealing the age of the church.

The porch is dated 1786, along with the churchwardens' names, which is probably shortly after the aisles were demolished. At the east end of the church there is a decorated window and pentagonal buttresses with stone pinnacles added in 1864 when some restoration work was carried out on the church. Above the chancel arch there is a wall painting of Christ in Judgment. He sits on a rainbow showing his wounds. The wall painting dates from the 15th century.

Image:Bradfield Parish Church 1st September 2008 (5).JPG|The church tower Image:Bradfield Parish Church 1st September 2008 (4).JPG|The chancel viewed from the altar Image:Bradfield Parish Church 1st September 2008 (3).JPG|The altar and east window Image:Bradfield Parish Church 1st September 2008 (2).JPG|The font

References

Ordnance Survey, Explorer Sheet 252, Norfolk Coast East, {{ISBN. 978-0-319-46726-8
"Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham.
[https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?TNF1485-Parish-Summary-Swafield-(Parish-Summary) Parish Summary: Swafield], Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
"Population statistics Bradfield CP/AP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
Pesvner, N and Wilson, B. (1999). ''The Buildings of England: Norwich and North-east Norfolk''. London: Penguin.
Mee, A. (1972). ''The King;s England, Norfolk.'' London: Hooder & Stoughton.

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