Tunstead, Norfolk

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Tunstead
Location within Norfolk
Area11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Population744 (parish, 2011 census)
  Density 66/km2 (170/sq mi)
OS grid reference TG290210
  London 129 miles (208 km)
Civil parish
  • Tunstead CP
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR12
Dialling code 01692 / 01603
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Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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52°44′50″N1°24′05″E / 52.74718°N 1.40149°E / 52.74718; 1.40149 Coordinates: 52°44′50″N1°24′05″E / 52.74718°N 1.40149°E / 52.74718; 1.40149

Tunstead is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. [1] The village is 10.7 miles north north east of the city of Norwich, 15 miles south south east of Cromer and 129 miles north east of London. Tunstead is 2.5 miles north of the settlements of Wroxham and Hoveton.

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The villages name means 'Farmstead'. 'Hundred Hill' on Bradfield Common may mark the boundary with North Erpingham hundred rather than the meeting-place of the Tunstead hundred. [2]

The nearest railway station is at Wroxham & Hoveton for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 674, increasing to 744 at the 2011 census. [3]

See also

Tunstead & Sco-Ruston village website

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN   0-319-23769-9.
  2. "Key to English Place-names".
  3. "Parish population 2011" . Retrieved 2 September 2015.

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