Sustead
{{Use British English|date=October 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Sustead
| country= England
| region= East of England
| shire_district= North Norfolk
| shire_county= Norfolk
| civil_parish= Sustead
| static_image = Sustead parish Church, Sunday 31st August 2008 (4).JPG
| static_image_width = 250px
| static_image_caption = The parish church of St Peter and St Paul
| population = 215
| population_ref = (parish, 2011 census){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129300&c=NR11+7JN&d=16&e=62&g=6449514&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1440523205034&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=25 August 2015}}
| area_total_km2 = 6.84
| population_density=
| os_grid_reference= TG1836
| coordinates = {{coord|52.8856|1.2506|display=inline,title}}
| post_town= Norwich
| postcode_area= NR
| postcode_district= NR11
| constituency_westminster= North Norfolk
| london_distance= 135 miles
}}
Sustead is a small village and parish in the county of Norfolk, England, about four miles south-west of Cromer.
The parish also includes the villages of Bessingham and Metton. The parish is bounded by Aldborough and Hanworth to the south, Roughton to the east, Felbrigg and Aylmerton to the north and Gresham to the west.[http://www.northnorfolk.org/downloadfiles/parish_ward_boundary_map_2004.pdf North Norfolk District Council]
History
The villages name means 'South place'.
Sustead has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086.The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 194 Sustead {{ISBN|1-85833-440-3}} Sustead is recorded by the names Surstede and Sutstede. The main land holder was William de Warren and the main tenant was Roger Bigot. The survey also states there were 1½ mills.
The parish church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
The earliest parts of this church are Saxon but over the years it has been added to and altered by the Normans, Tudors and Victorians.Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East, By Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson, Sustead entry. {{ISBN|0-300-09607-0}} The nave reflects all these periods in its decoration. The north and south doorways date from the 14th century whilst the square headed windows date from the 15th century. There are fragments of mediaeval stained glass in the south window.The King’s England series, NORFOLK, by Arthur Mee,Pub:Hodder and Stoughton,1972, page 294 Sustead, {{ISBN|0-340-15061-0}} Behind the pulpit there are the signs of a blocked off, long demolished north transept. There is an octagonal font which dates from the 15th century. The pulpit is from the 17th century and is decorated with heads of angels. The pulpit was originally from the church at North Barningham.From a pamphlet purchased inside the church, Dated 8 December 1997 The screen dates from the 14th century. The church has a round tower which is 48 feet (15 metres) tall and has a diameter of 7 feet (2 metres). The walls are 3 ft 4ins (1 metre) thick. The lower part of this round tower is from the Saxon period. The higher reaches were built in the 14th and 15th century. The tower has a single bell which was cast between 1400 and 1425.From a pamphlet purchased inside the church, Dated 8 December 1997 The south porch of the church is late 14th century but underwent restoration work in 1896.From a pamphlet purchased inside the church, Dated 8 December 1997
Church gallery
Image:Sustead Church 31st August 2008.JPG|The round tower
Image:Sustead parish Church, Sunday 31st August 2008.JPG|The chancel and screen
Image:Sustead parish Church, Sunday 31st August 2008 (2).JPG|The font
Notable people
Humphry Repton, landscape designer, lived in Sustead.
Village gallery
Image:Sustead Village sign 10 Nov 2007.JPG|The Village sign
References
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http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Sustead
External links
{{Commons category|Sustead}}
- [https://www.roundtowerchurches.net/norfolk/norfolk-s-y/sustead-2/ St Peter and St Paul on the European Round Tower Churches website]
{{Civil Parishes of North Norfolk}}
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