Tunstead is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[1] 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.

Tunstead
Saint Mary's parish church, Tunstead, Norfolk
Tunstead is located in Norfolk
Tunstead
Tunstead
Location within Norfolk
Area11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Population744 (parish, 2011 census)
• Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG290210
• London129 miles (208 km)
Civil parish
  • Tunstead CP
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR12
Dialling code01692 / 01603
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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Norfolk
52°44′50″N 1°24′05″E / 52.74718°N 1.40149°E / 52.74718; 1.40149

The villages name means 'Farmstead'. 'Hundred Hill' on Bradfield Common may mark the boundary with North Erpingham hundred rather than the meeting-place of the Tunstead hundred.[2]

The nearest railway station is at Wroxham & Hoveton for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 674, increasing to 744 at the 2011 census.[3]

See also

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Tunstead & Sco-Ruston village website

References

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
  3. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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