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Human settlement in England
Brundall is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district, in the county of Norfolk , England. It is located on the north bank of the River Yare opposite Surlingham Broad and about 7 miles (11 km ) east of the city of Norwich .[1 ]
History
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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 .[2]
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Brundall is recorded as consisting of 70 households belonging to King William , Bishop William of Thetford and Gilbert the Bowman.[3]
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
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.[4]
Geography
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The civil parish has an area of 4.39 km 2 2001 census had a population of 3,978 people in 1,681 households, increasing to a population of 4,019 in 1,765 households at the 2011 Census .
For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland .[2 ] Broads Authority .[citation needed
Transport
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The village is served by two railway stations on the Wherry Lines : Brundall and Brundall Gardens . There are regular services between Great Yarmouth , Lowestoft and Norwich , which are operated by Greater Anglia .[5]
First Eastern Counties provides regular bus services to Norwich, Blofield Heath , Silfield and Lingwood on the Green Line routes.[6]
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Brundall's Parish Church is a tower-less church dating from the 13th century and is dedicated to Saint Laurence . Furthermore, St Laurence's is home to East Anglia's only lead church font and the stained-glass windows were created by Clayton and Bell and Charles Eamer Kempe .[7]
Notable people
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War memorial
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Brundall's War Memorial takes the form of a stained glass window for the First World War and a marble plaque for the Second World War . The First World War memorial lists the following names:
Second-Lieutenant Walter H. Benn (d.1917), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Sub-Lieutenant Claude C. Sennitt (1892–1917), Hood Battalion, Royal Naval Division
Corporal James H. Harper (1888–1918), 333rd (Siege) Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Private Richard R. Minns (d.1918), 8th Battalion, Border Regiment
Private James Holsworth (1897–1916), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Herbert Smith (d.1918), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Frank Smith (1896–1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
And, the following for the Second World War:
Pilot-Officer John H. Braybrooks (1912–1942), Royal Air Force
Pilot-Officer Sidney C. Braybrooks (1885–1941), No. 224 Squadron RAF
Lieutenant Austin S. Carruthers (1920–1945), Royal Army Medical Corps
Leading-Aircraftman E. R. John Spooner (1922–1942), Royal Air Force
Sergeant John R. Mace (1914–1943), No. 158 Squadron RAF
Sergeant Wilfrid Jaques (1916–1943), 196th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
Able-Seaman George W. Moorby (1906–1942), S.S. Glenlea
Private Percy J. Horner (1920–1943), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Stanley C. Cork (1920–1943), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment[8]
References
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^ Brundall , kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Accessed 21 November 2022.
^ Domesday Book (1086) , opendomesday.org. Accessed 21 November 2022.
^ Broom Boats . Accessed 21 November 2022.
^ "Timetables" . Greater Anglia . 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024 .
^ "Brundall Bus Services" . Bustimes.org . Retrieved 11 May 2024 .
^ Brundall , Norfolk churches.co.uk. Accessed 21 November 2022.
^ Roll of Honour: Brundall , roll-of-honour.com. Accessed 21 November 2022.
Sources
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^ OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads . ISBN 0-319-23769-9 .
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