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Brundall is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located on the north bank of the River Yare opposite Surlingham Broad and about 7 miles (11 km) east of the city of Norwich. In 2011 the parish had a population of 4019.
Brundall | |
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St Laurence's church, Brundall | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
Population | 4,019 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 915/km2 (2,370/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG325085 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR13 |
Dialling code | 01603 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Brundall's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and likely derives from the Old English for a small area of dry land with an abundance of broom.[2]
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Brundall is recorded as consisting of 70 households belonging to King William, Bishop William of Thetford and Gilbert the Bowman.[3]
In 1874, Brundall was the location of the Thorpe rail accident, a major head-on collision between two railway locomotives which resulted in the deaths of 25 people.[citation needed]
In 1898, the boatbuilder, Brooms of Brundall, was established. This company has built high quality watercraft and operated water tours on the Broads for over one hundred years and is still in operation.[4]
The civil parish has an area of 4.39 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 3,978 people in 1,681 households, increasing to a population of 4,019 in 1,765 households at the 2011 Census.
For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland. As in other broadland villages, the land lying directly adjacent to the river falls into the executive area of the Broads Authority.[citation needed]
The village is served by two railway stations on the Wherry Lines: Brundall and Brundall Gardens. There are regular services between Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Norwich, which are operated by Greater Anglia.[5]
First Eastern Counties provides regular bus services to Norwich, Blofield Heath, Silfield and Lingwood on the Green Line routes.[6]
Brundall's Parish Church is a tower-less church dating from the 13th century and is dedicated to Saint Laurence. Furthermore, St Laurence's is home to East Anglia's only lead church font and the stained-glass windows were created by Clayton and Bell and Charles Eamer Kempe.[7]
Brundall's War Memorial takes the form of a stained glass window for the First World War and a marble plaque for the Second World War. The First World War memorial lists the following names:
And, the following for the Second World War:
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