Brandon Parva is a village and former
civil parish, now in the parish of
Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne
Brandon may refer to:
Names and people
* Brandon (given name), a male given name
*Brandon (surname), a surname with several different origins
Places
Australia
*Brandon, a farm and 19th century homestead in Seaham, New South Wales
* Brandon, ...
, in the
South Norfolk district, in the county of
Norfolk, England. It is near
East Dereham
Dereham (), also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, about 15 miles (25 km) west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles (40&nb ...
and
Norwich.
History
Brandon Parva's name is of
Anglo-Saxon
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origin and derives from the
Old English
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for a small settlement with a thorny bush on top of a hill.
In the
Domesday Book, Brandon Parva is recorded as consisting of 5 households and belonging to
Count Alan of Brittany.
On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Runhall.
Geography
In March 2011, the population consisted of approximately 30 people. In 1931 the parish had a population of 111.
Places of Interest
L.F. & H.F. Harrison, Agricultural Engineers and Contractors are based in Brandon Parva.
Brandon Parva Treehouse
In 2005, four students from the
University of East Anglia began erecting a carbon-neutral treehouse in the woods outside of the village. After two years of building, the structure was finally demolished by
South Norfolk Council
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Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...
in 2009.
War Memorial
* Lance-Corporal Cecil H. Norton (1882-1915), 14th Battalion,
Royal Montreal Regiment,
Canadian Army
* Private Harry Purling (1890-1918), 1/4th Battalion,
Devonshire Regiment
* Private George R. Allen (1888-1916), 11th Battalion,
Royal Fusiliers
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The regiment served in many wars ...
* Private George Dixon-Sutton (d.1918), 2nd Battalion,
Lancashire Fusiliers
* Private Russel R. Pitchers (d.1916), 2nd Battalion,
Royal Norfolk Regiment
* Private William Dixon-Sutton (d.1918), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
* Private William Pitchers (d.1915), 9th Battalion,
West Yorkshire Regiment
And, the following for the
Second World War:
* Leading-Aircraftman Sidney D. Thurston (1920-1942),
Royal Air Force[ Pye, A. (2015). Retrieved November 09, 2022. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4955913 ]
References
Villages in Norfolk
Former civil parishes in Norfolk
South Norfolk
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