Brooke, Norfolk

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Brooke
Village and civil parish
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Brooke St Peter
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Brooke
Location within Norfolk
Area8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population1,399 (2011)
•  Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
OS grid reference TG293001
Civil parish
  • Brooke
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR15
Dialling code 01508
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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Norfolk
52°33′00″N1°22′59″E / 52.550°N 1.383°E / 52.550; 1.383

Brooke is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, about 7 miles south of Norwich and roughly equidistant from Norwich and Bungay.

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History

Brook's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a small stream. [1]

In the Domesday Book, Brooke is described as consisting of 41 households which belong to Bury St Edmunds Abbey. [2]

Geography

According to the 2011 Census, the population of Brooke and Howe is 1,399 people. [3]

St Peter's Church

Brooke's Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Peter and is one of the 124 remaining round-tower churches in Norfolk. [4]

Places of interest

Primary-age children attend Brooke Primary School, located in the village. [5]

Brooke's village public house is called 'The White Lion' and dates back to the 1800s.

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward had a total population of 2,662 at the 2011 Census. [6]

Notable residents

War memorial

Brooke War Memorial is a stone cross memorial located in St. Peter's Churchyard and lists the following for the First World War:

And, the following for the Second World War:

Furthermore, a brass plaque is located inside St. Peter's Church commemorating the following from the Boxer Rebellion:

Notes

  1. ↑ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 11, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Brooke
  2. ↑ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved November 11, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TM2999/brooke/
  3. ↑ "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Knott, S. (2022). Retrieved November 11, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/brooke/brooke.htm
  5. ↑ Brooke Primary. (2022). Retrieved November 12, 2022. https://www.brooke.norfolk.sch.uk/
  6. ↑ "Ward population 2011" . Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Peck, M. (2017). Retrieved November 12, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Brooke.html




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