Brundall
{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.62444|1.43372|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference = TG325085
| official_name = Brundall
| population = 4,388
| population_ref = (2021)
| area_total_km2 = 4.39
| shire_district = Broadland
| shire_county = Norfolk
| region = East of England
| civil_parish = Brundall
| constituency_westminster = Broadland and Fakenham
| postcode_district = NR13
| postcode_area = NR
| post_town = NORWICH
| dial_code = 01603
| london_distance =
| static_image_name = The church of St Laurence - geograph.org.uk - 861834.jpg
| static_image_width =
| static_image_caption = St Laurence's Church
}}
Brundall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Brundall is located {{Convert|4.8|mi|km}} west of Acle and {{Convert|5.7|mi|km}} east of Norwich.
History
Brundall's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and likely derives from the Old English for a small area of dry land with an abundance of broom.[http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Brundall Brundall], kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Accessed 21 November 2022.
In the Domesday Book, Brundall is recorded as a settlement of 70 households in the hundred of Blofield. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of King William, Bishop William of Thetford and Gilbert the Bowman.[https://opendomesday.org/place/TG3208/brundall/ Domesday Book (1086)], opendomesday.org. Accessed 21 November 2022.
In 1874, Brundall was the location of the Thorpe rail accident, a major head-on collision between two railway locomotives which resulted in the deaths of 25 people.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
In 1898, the boatbuilder, Brooms of Brundall, was established. This company has built high quality watercraft and operated water tours on the Broads for over one hundred years and is still in operation.[https://www.broomboats.com/about/heritage/ Broom Boats]. Accessed 21 November 2022.
Listed buildings within Brundall include Old Beams (Seventeenth Century),{{Cite web |title=OLD BEAMS, Brundall - 1372655 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1372655?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} The Gables (c.1746),{{Cite web |title=THE GABLES, Brundall - 1152853 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1152853?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} Braydeston Cottage (Seventeenth Century),{{Cite web |title=Braydeston Cottage, Brundall - 1454196 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1454196?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} the Manor House (Seventeenth Century){{Cite web |title=THE MANOR HOUSE, Brundall - 1051520 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1051520?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} and Manor Farm Garage (Seventeenth Century).{{Cite web |title=MANOR FARM GARAGE, Brundall - 1304583 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1304583?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} There is also a Grade II listed signal box which was built by Great Eastern Railways in 1883.{{Cite web |title=Brundall Signal Box, Brundall - 1414004 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1414004?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}
In 1961, a Royal Observer Corps post was built in Brundall in preparation for a possible nuclear attack. The post was closed and locked in 1991.{{Cite web |title=mnf39531 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer |url=https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?mnf39531 |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk}}
Geography
According to the 2021 census, Brundall has a population of 4,388 people which shows an increase from the 4,019 people recorded in the 2011 census.{{Cite web |title=Brundall (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/admin/broadland/E04006209__brundall/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}
Brundall is located on the north-bank of the River Yare. As in other Broadland villages, the land lying directly adjacent to the river falls into the executive area of the Broads Authority.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
Amenities within Brundall include Brundall Coffee Shop,{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=Brundall Coffee Shop, Brundall - Menu, prices, restaurant rating |url=https://www.sluurpy.co.uk/brundall/restaurant/1672044/brundall-coffee-shop |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.sluurpy.co.uk |language=en}} New World Chinese Takeaway,{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=Brundall New World, Brundall - Menu, prices, restaurant rating |url=https://www.sluurpy.co.uk/brundall/restaurant/1679947/brundall-new-world |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.sluurpy.co.uk |language=en}} a Co-op Supermarket,{{Cite web |url=https://www.coop.co.uk/store-finder/NR13-5AA/49-53-the-street |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.coop.co.uk}} Bay Leaf Indian Restaurant{{Cite web |title=Bay Leaf {{!}} Restaurant & takeaway |url=https://bayleafbrundall.co.uk/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |language=en-US}} and a fish and chip shop.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-15 |title=Brundall Chip Shop, Brundall - Menu, prices, restaurant rating |url=https://www.sluurpy.co.uk/brundall/restaurant/1679418/brundall-chip-shop |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.sluurpy.co.uk |language=en}} There is also a Shell Fuel Garage and a McDonald's Restaurant close to the A47.
Transport
The village is served by two railway stations on the Wherry Lines: {{stnlnk|Brundall}} and {{stnlnk|Brundall Gardens}}. There are regular services between {{rws|Great Yarmouth}}, {{rws|Lowestoft}} and {{rws|Norwich}}, which are operated by Greater Anglia.{{Cite web |work=Greater Anglia |title=Timetables |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=11 May 2024 |url= https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/timetables }}
First Eastern Counties provides regular bus services to Norwich, Blofield Heath, Silfield and Lingwood on the Green Line routes.{{Cite web|title=Brundall Bus Services |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/brundall |website=Bustimes.org |access-date=11 May 2024}}
The A47, between Birmingham and Lowestoft, runs through the parish.
St. Laurence's Church
Brundall's parish church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and dates from the Thirteenth Century. St. Laurence's is located on Church Lane and has been Grade II listed since 1962.{{Cite web |title=CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, Brundall - 1051519 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1051519?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} The church's lychgate serves as a memorial to local men who died in the First World War whilst inside there is a surviving Medieval, lead font- which is reported to be the only lead font in East Anglia. The church also boasts stained-glass designed by Clayton and Bell and Charles Eamer Kempe.{{Cite web |title=Norfolk Churches |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/brundall/brundall.htm |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.norfolkchurches.co.uk}}
Notable Reople
- Dr. Henry William Evans MC- (1890–1927) athlete, rugby player and surgeon, General Practitioner in Brundall.
- Herbert Woods- (1891–1954) boat builder, born in Brundall.
- Robert Blake, Baron Blake- (1916–2003) historian, born and died in Brundall.
- Robert Ashton- (1924–2013) historian, lived in Brundall.
- John Carter- (b.1963) Norfolk and Leicestershire cricketer, born in Brundall.
- Sam Clemmett- (b.1993) actor, born in Brundall.
- Bruce Rushin- art teacher and coin designer, lived in Brundall.
War Memorial
Brundall's war memorials are a brass plaque and stained-glass window commemorating the First World War with a further marble plaque for the Second World War. The memorials list the following names for the First World War:{{Cite web |title=Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Brundall |url=https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Brundall.html |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=www.roll-of-honour.com}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Rank !Name !Unit !Date of Death !Burial |
| 2Lt.
|Walter H. Benn |7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment |2 Aug. 1917 |British Cemetery, Monchy-Breton |
| SLt.
|Claude C. Sennitt |7th (Hood) Bn., Royal Naval Division |23 Apr. 1917 |Communal Cemetery, Aubigny |
| Cpl.
|James H. Harper |333rd (Siege) Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery |23 Mar. 1918 |British Cemetery, Grévillers |
| Pte.
|Richard R. Minns |8th Bn., Border Regiment |23 Apr. 1918 |Communal Cemetery, Linselles |
| Pte.
|James Holsworth |1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment |4 Jun. 1916 |Faubourg Cemetery, Arras |
| Pte.
|Herbert Smith |7th Bn., Norfolk Rgt. |27 Mar. 1918 |
| Pte.
|Frank Smith |8th Bn., Norfolk Rgt. |19 Jul. 1916 |
And, the following for the Second World War:
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Rank !Name !Unit !Date of Death !Burial |
| Lt.
|Austin S. Carruthers |1 Aug. 1945 |
| PO
|Sidney C. Braybrooks |2 May 1941 |
| PO
|John H. Braybrooks |17 Mar. 1942 |St. Laurence's Churchyard, Brundall |
| LAC
|E. R. John Spooner |Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |1 Sep. 1942 |Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery |
| Sgt.
|John R. Mace |14 Feb. 1943 |New Cemetery, North Walsham |
| Sgt.
|Wilfred Jaques |196 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps |10 Jun. 1943 |
| AS
|George W. Moorby |S.S. Glenlea |7 Nov. 1942 |
| Pte.
|Percy J. Horner |4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment |24 Aug. 1943 |
| Pte.
|Stanley C. Cork |5th Bn., Royal Norfolks |13 Jun. 1943 |
References
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Sources
- {{note|osexp1}} Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. {{ISBN|0-319-23769-9}}.
- {{note|osnncc}} Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001).
External links
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{{Civil Parishes of Broadland}}
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