Brumstead

Brumstead
Brumstead village sign
Brumstead Location within Norfolk
Area	3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi)
Population	84 (parish, 2001 census)
•  Density	26/km2 (67/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG374273
•  London	134 miles (216 km)
Civil parish	Brumstead CP
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR12
Dialling code	01692
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°47′27″N1°31′19″E / 52.7907°N 1.52186°E / 52.7907; 1.52186

Brumstead (or Brunstead) is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

The village is located 1.4 miles (2.3 km) north-west of Stalham and 14 miles (23 km) north-east of Norwich. The village is locally known as Brunstead, as depicting on the village sign.

History

Brumstead's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for broom steading. ^[1]

In the Domesday Book, Brumstead is recorded as a settlement of 21 households in the hundred of Happing. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Roger Bigod. ^[2]

Listed buildings within Brumstead include Brumstead Grange (Seventeenth Century) ^[3] and Brumstead Hall (Fifteenth Century) ^[4] with two Eighteenth Century barns. ^[5]

During the early phases of the Second World War, an anti-aircraft position was built in Brumstead Parish, but it was later abandoned. ^[6]

Geography

The parish had in 2001 census, a population of 84. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of East Ruston.

The B1159, Cromer and Caister-on-Sea, bisects the parish.

The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich.

St. Peter's Church

Brumstead's parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and dates from the Fourteenth Century. St. Peter's is located on 'The Avenue' and has been Grade II listed 1955. ^[7] The church was restored twice in the Nineteenth Century: once in the 1830s and again in the 1870s. The church boasts a Fourteenth Century font and stained-glass designed by J. & J. King, depicting Saint Peter and Saint John the Baptist. ^[8]

Within St. Peter's Churchyard, there is an early-Eighteenth Century headstone with a skull & crossbones carving ^[9] as well as a headstone dedicated to Mary Cubett. ^[10]

Governance

Brumstead is part of the electoral ward of Happisburgh for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North Norfolk, which has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone MP since 2024.

War Memorial

Brumstead's War Memorial is a white marble carved open book with an accompanying wreath, located inside St. Peter's Church. It lists the following names for the First World War: ^[11]

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Burial
2Lt.	Percy C. H. Bird	10th Bn., Norfolk Regiment	5 Apr. 1916	Basra Memorial
LS	Stanley Ellis	S.S. Tyrhang	22 Mar. 1918	Chatham Naval Memorial
LCpl.	George R. Parnacott	1st Bn., Hampshire Regiment	29 Dec. 1914	Lancashire Cottage Cemetery
Pte.	John C. Lacey	58th (Royal Regiment) Bn., Canadian Expeditionary Force	9 Mar. 1919	All Saints' Churchyard, Orpington
Pte.	Ernest B. Bullock	2nd Bn., Norfolk Regiment	7 Jan. 1916	Basra Memorial
Pte.	Jesse C. Sutton	9th Bn., Norfolk Rgt.	15 Apr. 1918	Tyne Cot
Pte.	Basil H. Ellis DCM	2nd Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment	24 Mar. 1918	British Cemetery, Fouquescourt
Pte.	James R. Plummer	7th Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment	18 Sep. 1918	Epehy Wood Cemetery, Épehy

References

1. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
2. "Brumstead | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
3. "BRUMSTEAD GRANGE, Brumstead - 1172246 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
4. "BRUMSTEAD HALL, Brumstead - 1049383 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
5. "2 BARNS AT BRUMSTEAD HALL FARM, Brumstead - 1305235 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
6. "mnf43802 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
7. "CHURCH OF ST PETER, Brumstead - 1049384 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
8. "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
9. "MEMORIAL 4 METRES SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, Brumstead - 1172242 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
10. "MEMORIAL TO MARY CUBETT 4 METRES SOUTH OF NAVE OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, Brumstead - 1049385 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
11. "Geograph:: Bodham to Bylaugh :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.