Brockdish
St.Peter and St.Paul's Church, Brockdish
Brockdish is located in Norfolk
Brockdish
Brockdish
Location within Norfolk
Area9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population681 
• Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM224794
Civil parish
  • Brockdish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDISS
Postcode districtIP21
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°22′12″N 1°14′49″E / 52.370°N 1.247°E / 52.370; 1.247

Brockdish is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. The village is situated on the River Waveney (south of which is Suffolk), and is about 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Harleston.

History

Brockdish's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for enclosed land adjacent to a stream.[1]

In the Domesday Book, Brockdish is described as consisting of 39 households belonging to William I and Bury St Edmunds Abbey.

In 1996, the village was bypassed after the completion of a section of the A143.

Geography

According to the 2001 census the parish (including Thorpe Abbotts) had a population of 605 in 265 households, the population increasing at the 2011 Census to 681.[2]

Brockdish is the highest point on the River Waveney from which canoes and kayaks can access the water, the entry point being at the foot of the common.

St. Peter and St. Paul Church

Brockdish's Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul and is of Norman origin. The church was significantly remodelled in the Victorian Era in a faux-Medieval style.[3]

Place of Interest

Brockdish originally had two public houses until the closure of 'The Greyhound' in 2000, leaving the remaining pub: 'The King's Head'.[4]

Brockdish Primary School closed in 2016 due to falling pupil numbers, and was, at once, Norfolk's smallest primary school. Pupils today attend primary education in Pulham Market or Harleston.[5] Today, the school building is put to use as the Waveney Heritage Centre, a charity dedicated to forwarding local history.[6] Pupils usually pursue secondary education at Harleston Sancroft Academy.

Notable Residents

War Memorial

Brockdish War Memorial is a Gothic cross constructed out of Portland stone, located in St. Peter and St.Paul's Churchyard. It holds the following names for First World War:

And, the following for the Second World War:

References

  1. ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 11, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Brockdish
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. ^ Knott, S. (2010). Retrieved November 11, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/brockdish/brockdish.htm
  4. ^ Kings Head Brockdish. (2022). Retrieved November 11, 2022. https://www.kingsheadbrockdish.co.uk/
  5. ^ Murphy, R. (2016). Norfolk's smallest primary school closes its doors for the last time. In Eastern Daily Press.
  6. ^ Waveney Heritage Centre. (2022). Retrieved November 11, 2022. https://www.waveneyheritage.com/

Further reading

External links

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