Brooke,_Norfolk

Brooke, Norfolk

Brooke, Norfolk

Village and civil parish in England

Brooke is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, about 7 miles south of Norwich and roughly equidistant from Norwich and Bungay.

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History

Brook's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a small stream.[1]

In the Domesday Book, Brooke is described as consisting of 41 households which belong to Bury St Edmunds Abbey.[2]

Geography

According to the 2011 Census, the population of Brooke and Howe is 1,399 people.[3]

St Peter's Church

Brooke's Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Peter and is one of the 124 remaining round-tower churches in Norfolk.[4]

Places of interest

Primary-age children attend Brooke Primary School, located in the village.[5]

Brooke's village public house is called 'The White Lion' and dates back to the 1800s.

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward had a total population of 2,662 at the 2011 Census.[6]

Notable residents

War memorial

Brooke War Memorial is a stone cross memorial located in St. Peter's Churchyard and lists the following for the First World War:

  • Leading-Seaman Christopher Jay (1883–1914), HMS Hawke
  • Sergeant Charles R. Burroughs (1890–1914), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Lance-Corporal Matthew A. Evans (1881–1918), 10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
  • Lance-Corporal R. Charles Sturman (1894–1916), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Gunner Cecil R. Parfitt (1878–1917), 25th (Anti-Aircraft) Company, Royal Garrison Artillery
  • Private George Cooper (1892–1916), 3rd Battalion, Coldstream Guards
  • Private Llewellyn Dredge (d.1915), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment
  • Private E. E. Victor French (1898–1918), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment
  • Private Charles H. Bullen (1880–1918), 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
  • Private George A. Turner (1883–1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
  • Private Robert Sayer (1883–1916), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private Charles R. Baldwin (1893–1915), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private Edwin J. Cubitt (1894–1917), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private Frederick J. Sayer (1896–1917), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private James P. Norman (1897–1917), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private Sidney G. Sturman (1891–1915), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private Harry B. J. Whitwood (1894–1917), 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

And, the following for the Second World War:

Furthermore, a brass plaque is located inside St. Peter's Church commemorating the following from the Boxer Rebellion:

Notes

  1. [1]
    University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 11, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Brooke
  2. [2]
    Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved November 11, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TM2999/brooke/
  3. [3]
    "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. [4]
    Knott, S. (2022). Retrieved November 11, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/brooke/brooke.htm
  5. [5]
    Brooke Primary. (2022). Retrieved November 12, 2022. https://www.brooke.norfolk.sch.uk/
  6. [6]
    "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  7. [7]
    Peck, M. (2017). Retrieved November 12, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Brooke.doc


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