Irstead

Irstead is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barton Turf, in the English county of Norfolk. It is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) north of Acle and 11 miles (18 km) north-east of Norwich, along the River Ant.

Irstead
St. Michael's Church
Irstead Location within Norfolk
OS grid reference	TG365204
Civil parish	Barton Turf
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Norwich
Postcode district	NR12
Dialling code	01692
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.729°N 1.501°E / 52.729; 1.501

Irstead's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin,^[1] although it is not listed in the Domesday Book.^[2]

On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Barton Turf.^[3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 113.^[4] Irstead is part of the electoral ward of Hoveton & Tunstead for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.

St. Michael's church

Irstead's church is dedicated to Saint Michael and dates from the 14th-Century. St. Michael's is located on Irstead Road and has been Grade II listed since 1955.^[5] The church is open sporadically for Sunday service.^[6]

St. Michael's features a carved font and a painted rood screen, which are both medieval survivals. The church also holds a wall painting of Saint Christopher and a stone memorial dating from 1811 to Midshipman Charles Hornor who died aboard the Rose off the coast of Madras.^[7]