Brundall
St Laurence's church, Brundall
Brundall Location within Norfolk
Area	4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population	4,019 (2011)[1]
• Density	915/km2 (2,370/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
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°37′28″N 1°26′01″E / 52.62444°N 1.43372°E / 52.62444; 1.43372

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

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

The civil parish has an area of 4.39 km² and in the 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] As in other broadland villages, the land lying directly adjacent to the river falls into the executive area of the Broads Authority.^{[citation needed]}

Transport

The village is served by Brundall and Brundall Gardens railway stations, which are both on the Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Wherry Lines.

St Laurence's Church

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.^[5]

Notable people

• Robert Ashton, historian
• Robert Blake, historian and biographer
• Sam Clemmett, actor
• Bruce Rushin, art teacher and coin designer

War Memorial

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^[6]