Brockdish is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

in the

South Norfolk South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton. The population of the Local Authority District was 124,012 as taken at the 2011 Census. History The district was formed on 1 April 19 ...

district of

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

, England. The village is situated on the

River Waveney The River Waveney is a river which forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads. The "ey" part of the name means "river" thus the name is tautological. Course The source of the River Wavene ...

(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 Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th c ...

for enclosed land adjacent to a stream. In the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manus ...

, Brockdish is described as consisting of 39 households belonging to

William I William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 10 ...

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. 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 ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupat ...

and

Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

and is of

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

origin. The church was significantly remodelled in the

Victorian Era In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edwardia ...

in a faux-Medieval style.

Place of Interest

Brockdish originally had two

public houses A pub (short for public house) is a kind of drinking establishment which is licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption on the premises. The term ''public house'' first appeared in the United Kingdom in late 17th century, and was ...

until the closure of 'The Greyhound' in 2000, leaving the remaining pub: 'The King's Head'. 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 Pulham Market is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, situated approximately northeast of Diss and south of Norwich. It covers an area of and had a population of 999 in 443 households as of the 2001 census, the population falling to 977 at ...

or Harleston. Today, the school building is put to use as the Waveney Heritage Centre, a charity dedicated to forwarding local history. Waveney Heritage Centre. (2022). Retrieved November 11, 2022. https://www.waveneyheritage.com/ Pupils usually pursue secondary education at Harleston Sancroft Academy.

Notable Residents

* Clementia Taylor, women's rights activist and political radical * Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy

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 World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

: * Second-Lieutenant Cecil W. M. White (1895-1915), 9th Battalion,

Royal Norfolk Regiment The Royal Norfolk Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army until 1959. Its predecessor regiment was raised in 1685 as Henry Cornwall's Regiment of Foot. In 1751, it was numbered like most other British Army regiments and named ...

* Able-Seaman Edgar A. Butcher (1884-1918), Anson Battalion,

Royal Naval Division The 63rd (Royal Naval) Division was a United Kingdom infantry division of the First World War. It was originally formed as the Royal Naval Division at the outbreak of the war, from Royal Navy and Royal Marine reservists and volunteers, who wer ...

* Pioneer Harry Wilkinson (1894-1918), Royal Engineers * Private Ernest E. Shemming (1887-1917), 4th Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment * Private Alfred E. Whiting (1883-1916), 7th Battalion,

Border Regiment The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. After service i ...

* Private Robert W. Whiting (1888-1917), 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment * Private William J. Day (1899-1917), 7th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment * Private Frederick A. Licence (1891-1918), 2nd Battalion,

Essex Regiment The Essex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. The regiment served in many conflicts such as the Second Boer War and both World War I and World War II, serving with distinction in all three. ...

* Private Frederick J. Read (1891-1916), 9th Battalion, Essex Regiment * Private Alfred J. Fisher (1897-1918), 428th (Agricultural) Company, Labour Corps * Private Albert V. Day (1894-1916), 1/9th (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment * Private William J. Read (1885-1917), 1/9th Battalion,

Middlesex Regiment The Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1966. The regiment was formed, as the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment), in 1881 as part of the Childers R ...

* Private John N. Hines (1878-1915), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Marshall H. Norman (1882-1916), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private George H. Bloomfield (1894-1917), 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private William B. Hines (1881-1916), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Alfred Foulger (1893-1917), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private William Allum (1893-1917), 2nd Battalion,

Northamptonshire Regiment The Northamptonshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 until 1960. In 1960, it was amalgamated with the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment to form the 2nd East Anglian Regiment (Duchess of Gloucester's O ...

* Rifleman Frank V. Barkway (1896-1916), 12th Battalion,

Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) The Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army formed in January 1800 as the "Experimental Corps of Riflemen" to provide sharpshooters, scouts, and skirmishers. They were soon renamed the "Rifle ...

And, the following for the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

: * Private Clifford H. Debenham (1888-1941), 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Bertie J. Flatman (1920-1943), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment

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