Kirstead Green

Kirstead Green
A house on Green Man Lane
Kirstead Green Location within Norfolk
OS grid reference	TM294971
Civil parish	Kirstead
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Norwich
Postcode district	NR15
Dialling code	01508
UK Parliament	South Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°31′24″N1°22′48″E / 52.52345°N 1.38012°E / 52.52345; 1.38012

Kirstead Green is a village in the English county of Norfolk.

Kirstead Green is located 5.7 miles (9.2 km) north of Beccles and 7.7 miles (12.4 km) south-east of Norwich.

History

Kirstead's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for the green of the church steading. ^[1]

In the Domesday Book, Kirstead Green is listed alongside Kirstead. ^[2]

Governance

Kirstead Green is part of the electoral ward of Brooke for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is South Norfolk which has been represented by the Labour's Ben Goldsborough MP since 2024.

References

1. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
2. "Kirstead | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 9 June 2025.

External links

Media related to Kirstead Green at Wikimedia Commons

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