Tunstall is a village and former

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. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

, now in the parish of

Halvergate Halvergate is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, between the Rivers Bure and Yare. The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Tunstall. Halvergate is located south-east of Acle and east of Norwich. History ...

, in the

Broadland Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. Its council is based at the Broadland Business Park on the outskirts of Norwich. The district includes the towns of Acle, Aylsham, Reepham, Spro ...

district of

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

, England. It lies some 14 miles (22.5 km) south-east of

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

alongside the

River Bure The River Bure is a river in the county of Norfolk, England, most of it in the Broads.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. . The Bure rises near Melton Constable, upstream of Aylsham, which was the original head of ...

. In 1931 the parish had a population of 94. The church of St Peter and St Paul - the ruined tower - geograph

The ruinous mediaeval parish church of St Peter and St Paul is a grade II* listed building. Although repaired 1705 and extended in 1853, only the chancel is now usable. According to local legend, the church's bells were stolen by the Devil. He plunged with them into a nearby boggy pool, whence their tolling can occasionally be heard. The

Stracey Arms Windpump Stracey Arms Windpump The cap assembly Stracey Arms Windpump is a windpump located at Tunstall in the civil parish of Halvergate, Norfolk, England. It is a grade II* listed building. It takes its name from a nearby public house A pu ...

was once used to drain the surrounding marshland into the River Bure. A grade II* listed building, it is now maintained by the

Norfolk Windmills Trust The Norfolk Windmills Trust is a charity based in Norfolk, England, which restores and cares for windmills in that county. Mills in its care (but not necessarily owned) include those at: * Ashtree Farm Mill *Berney Arms (English Heritage - pictur ...

and is a visitor attraction.

History

The villages name means 'Farmstead'. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Halvergate.

References

{{authority control Villages in Norfolk Former civil parishes in Norfolk Broadland