Tunstead is a village and a
civil parish in the
English county of
Norfolk. 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.
The villages name means 'Farmstead'. 'Hundred Hill' on
Bradfield Common Bradfield may refer to:
Places
* Bradfield, Berkshire, village and civil parish in Berkshire, England
** Bradfield College, secondary school in Bradfield, Berkshire
* Bradfield, Essex, village and civil parish in Essex, England
** Bradfield Heath ...
may mark the boundary with North
Erpingham hundred rather than the meeting-place of the Tunstead hundred.
The nearest railway station is at
Wroxham & Hoveton for the
Bittern Line
The Bittern Line is a railway branch line in Norfolk, England, that links to . It passes through the Broads on its route to an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the north Norfolk coast. It is named after the bittern, a rare bird found in t ...
which runs between
Sheringham,
Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is
Norwich International Airport
Norwich Airport is an international airport in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England, north of Norwich. In 2017, Norwich Airport was the 28th busiest airport in the UK and busiest in the East Anglia region.
Norwich Airport has a CAA Public Use Aero ...
.
For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the
district of
North Norfolk
North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Cromer. The population at the 2011 Census was 101,149.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a ...
. At the time of the
2001 census, the parish had a population of 674, increasing to 744 at the 2011 census.
See alsoTunstead & Sco-Ruston village website
References
External links
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Villages in Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
North Norfolk