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Brumstead

Village in Norfolk, England

Field	Value
official_name	Brumstead
country	England
region	East of England
shire_district	North Norfolk
shire_county	Norfolk
civil_parish	Brumstead
static_image_name	Brunstead Village Sign.jpg
static_image_caption	Brumstead village sign
population	84
population_ref	(parish, 2001 census)
area_total_km2	3.22
os_grid_reference	TG374273
coordinates
label_position	top
post_town	NORWICH
postcode_area	NR
postcode_district	NR12
dial_code	01692
london_distance	134 mi

Brumstead (or Brunstead) is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is about 1 mi north of the town of Stalham, 15 mi north-east of Norwich, and 18 mi.

History

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.

Geography

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.

St. Peter's Church

Brumstead's Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Peter and is of Norman origin.

References

Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. {{ISBN. 0-319-23769-9.
[http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Brumstead Brumstead], [[University of Nottingham]]. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
[https://opendomesday.org/place/TG3626/brumstead/ Brumstead], Open Domesday. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
Rye, J. (2000) ''A popular guide to Norfolk place-names''. Dereham: Larks Press.
County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, page 229 {{ISBN. 978-1-84348-614-5
Knott S (2019) [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/brumstead/brumstead.htm St Peter, Brumstead], Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

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