Tunstall, Norfolk

Tunstall is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Halvergate, in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England. It lies some 14 miles (22.5 km) south-east of Norwich alongside the River Bure. In 1931 the parish had a population of 94.^[1]

The partly ruined church of St Mary

Tunstall
Stacey Arms windpump
Tunstall Location within Norfolk
OS grid reference	TG4170508020
Civil parish	Halvergate
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR13
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.616°N 1.569°E / 52.616; 1.569

The ruinous mediaeval parish church of St Peter and St Paul is a grade II* listed building. Although repaired 1705 and extended in 1853, only the chancel is now usable.^[2] According to local legend, the church's bells were stolen by the Devil. He plunged with them into a nearby boggy pool, whence their tolling can occasionally be heard.^[3]

The Stracey Arms Windpump was once used to drain the surrounding marshland into the River Bure. A grade II* listed building, it is now maintained by the Norfolk Windmills Trust and is a visitor attraction.^[4]

History

The villages name means 'Farmstead'.^[5] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Halvergate.^[6]