Brumstead

Brumstead (or Brunstead) is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.^[1] It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the town of Stalham, 15 miles (24 km) north-east of Norwich, and 18 miles (29 km).

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
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
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.791°N 1.522°E / 52.791; 1.522

History

Brumstead's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin^[2] and in the Domesday Book is recorded as a settlement of 21 households belonging to Roger Bigod. The survey mentions the village also held 30 goats, a church and a mill alongside pannage or woodland for 16 pigs.^[3]

The village has also been known for hundreds of years as Brunstead and is named this way on old maps demonstrate.^[4] The village sign uses this name.

Geography

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

For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. The village is situated on the route of the B1159 that runs between the town of Cromer and the town of Stalham.^[5] The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

St. Peter's Church

Brumstead's Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Peter and is of Norman origin.^[6]