Tunstall, Norfolk

Village in Norfolk, England

Human settlement in England

Halvergate

District

Broadland

Shire county

Norfolk

Region

East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townNORWICHPostcode districtNR13PoliceNorfolkFire Norfolk Ambulance East of England

List of places: UK; England; Norfolk

52°36′58″N 1°34′08″E / 52.616°N 1.569°E / 52.616; 1.569

Tunstall is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Halvergate, in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England. It lies some 14 miles (22.5 km) south-east of Norwich alongside the River Bure. In 1931 the parish had a population of 94.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

The Stracey Arms Windpump 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 and is a visitor attraction.^[4]

History

The villages name means 'Farmstead'.^[5] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Halvergate.^[6]

References

^ "Population statistics Tunstall AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ Historic England. "REMAINS OF CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL (1372727)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
^ Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 247. ISBN 9780340165973.
^ Historic England. "STRACEY ARMS WINDPUMP (1051459)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
^ "Key to English Place-names".
^ "Relationships and changes Tunstall AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 11 February 2023.