Runhall

Runhall is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne, in the South Norfolk district, in Norfolk, England. The parish covers an area of 11.98 km² (4.63 sq mi) and had a population of 365 in 137 households at the 2001 census,^[2] including Welborne and increasing in the 2011 Census to a population of 401 in 148 households.

Runhall
All Saints, Runhall
Runhall Location within Norfolk
Area	11.98 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population	401 (2011)[1]
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG054070
Civil parish	Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR9
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.62201°N 1.03356°E / 52.62201; 1.03356

The villages name origin is uncertain possibly, 'tree-trunk nook of land', 'Runa's nook of land', or perhaps, 'council's nook of land'.

Its church, All Saints, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

Civil parish

On 1 April 1935 the parishes of Brandon Parva, Coston and Welborne were merged with Runhall,^[3] on 28 January 2013 the merged parish was renamed "Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne".^[4][5] In 1931 the parish of Runhall (prior to the merge) had a population of 169.^[6]