Brundall

Brundall
St Laurence's Church
Brundall Location within Norfolk
Area	4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population	4,388 (2021)
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG325085
Civil parish	Brundall
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR13
Dialling code	01603
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Broadland and Fakenham

Brundall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

Brundall is located 4.8 miles (7.7 km) west of Acle and 5.7 miles (9.2 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.

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.

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.

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.

Listed buildings within Brundall include Old Beams (Seventeenth Century), The Gables (c.1746), Braydeston Cottage (Seventeenth Century), the Manor House (Seventeenth Century) and Manor Farm Garage (Seventeenth Century). There is also a Grade II listed signal box which was built by Great Eastern Railways in 1883.

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.

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.

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.

Amenities within Brundall include Brundall Coffee Shop, New World Chinese Takeaway, a Co-op Supermarket, Bay Leaf Indian Restaurant and a fish and chip shop. 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: Brundall and Brundall Gardens. There are regular services between Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Norwich, which are operated by Greater Anglia.

First Eastern Counties provides regular bus services to Norwich, Blofield Heath, Silfield and Lingwood on the Green Line routes.

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. The church's lychgate serves as a memorial to local men who died in the First World War whilst inside their 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.

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:

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	Pozières Memorial
Pte.	Frank Smith	8th Bn., Norfolk Rgt.	19 Jul. 1916	Thiepval Memorial

And, the following for the Second World War:

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Burial
Lt.	Austin S. Carruthers	Royal Army Medical Corps	1 Aug. 1945	Bhowanipore Cemetery
PO	Sidney C. Braybrooks	No. 224 Squadron RAF	2 May 1941	Runnymede Memorial
PO	John H. Braybrooks	Royal Air Force	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	No. 158 Squadron RAF	14 Feb. 1943	New Cemetery, North Walsham
Sgt.	Wilfred Jaques	196 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps	10 Jun. 1943	Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
AS	George W. Moorby	S.S. Glenlea	7 Nov. 1942	Tower Hill Memorial
Pte.	Percy J. Horner	4th Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment	24 Aug. 1943	Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
Pte.	Stanley C. Cork	5th Bn., Royal Norfolks	13 Jun. 1943	Kanchanaburi War Cemetery

Sources

• ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
• ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001).

External links

• Map sources for Brundall.