Tunstall, Norfolk Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.616°N 1.569°W
Label Position:top
Os Grid Reference:TG4170508020
Official Name:Tunstall
Region:East of England
Postcode District:NR13
Postcode Area:NR
Post Town:NORWICH
Static Image:Stracey Arms 2003.jpg
Static Image Caption:Stacey Arms windpump

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. 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.[2]

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.

History

The villages name means 'Farmstead'.[3] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Halvergate.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Tunstall AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 11 February 2023.
  2. Book: Ash, Russell . 1973 . Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain . Reader's Digest Association Limited . 247 . 9780340165973 .
  3. Web site: Key to English Place-names .
  4. Web site: Relationships and changes Tunstall AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 11 February 2023.