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Bunwell is a parish (population 1024) situated in the county of Norfolk, England, approximately 7 miles south-east of Attleborough. The parish includes the hamlets of Bunwell Hill, Bunwell Street, Great Green, Little Green and Low Common.
Bunwell | |
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Bunwell Church | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi) |
Population | 1,024 (2011 Census)[1] |
• Density | 101/km2 (260/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TM117938 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR16 |
Dialling code | 01953 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Bunwell's name derives from the Old English for a stream with an abundance of reeds.[2]
Bunwell does not have an entry for the Domesday Book.
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Tibenham with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 2,737.[3]
Bunwell's Parish Church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Michael. The great east window dates back to Easter of 1914.[4]
Bunwell Primary School & Nursery is part of the Co-operative Education East Multi-Academy Trust and was rated as 'Good' by Ofsted in 2019.[5]
Bunwell Athletic Football Club play home games at the Bunwell Recreation Ground and compete in the Norwich and District Sunday League.[6] The operations of the club were put in jeopardy in 2016 after an arson attack, yet the club was able to continue due to support from the local community and Norfolk FA.[7]
A greyhound racing track was opened on the meadow just off the Turnpike road where hare coursing used to take place . The racing was independent and not affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Club. Racing took place from 1935 to 1940 but the site closed during Second World War.[8]
Bunwell's War Memorial takes the form of two wooden plaques located inside St. Michael's Church. It lists the following names for the First World War:
And, the following for the Second World War:
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