Tunstead is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[1] The village is 10.7 miles north north east of the city of Norwich, 15 miles south south east of Cromer and 129 miles north east of London. Tunstead is 2.5 miles north of the settlements of Wroxham and Hoveton.
| Tunstead | |
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 Saint Mary's parish church, Tunstead, Norfolk | |
  Tunstead Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi) |
| Population | 744 (parish, 2011 census) |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG290210 |
| • London | 129 miles (208 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR12 |
| Dialling code | 01692 / 01603 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
The villages name means 'Farmstead'. 'Hundred Hill' on Bradfield Common may mark the boundary with North Erpingham hundred rather than the meeting-place of the Tunstead hundred.[2]
The nearest railway station is at Wroxham & Hoveton for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.
For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 674, increasing to 744 at the 2011 census.[3]
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St Mary's Parish Church, Norfolk, England -
Tunstead Primary School, Norfolk
See also
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edit- ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
External links
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Media related to Tunstead, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons