Tunstall, Norfolk

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 partly ruined church of St Mary

Tunstall
Stacey Arms windpump
Tunstall is located in Norfolk
Tunstall
Tunstall
Location within Norfolk
OS grid referenceTG4170508020
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR13
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

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