Plumstead, Norfolk

For other uses, see Plumstead (disambiguation).
Plumstead

Saint Michael parish church, Plumstead, Norfolk
Plumstead
 Plumstead shown within Norfolk
Area  5.17 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population 128 (2011 census)[1]
    density  25/km2 (65/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG131348
    London  134 miles (216 km) 
Civil parishPlumstead CP
DistrictNorth Norfolk
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR11
Dialling code 01263
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
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Coordinates: 52°52′09″N 1°09′55″E / 52.86921°N 1.16532°E / 52.86921; 1.16532

Plumstead is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[2] The village is 19.7 miles (31.7 km) north north west of Norwich, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south-west of Cromer and 134 miles (216 km) north-east of London. The nearest town is Holt which is 4.8 miles (7.7 km) to the north west of the village. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham where access to the national rail network can be made via the Bittern Line to Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. Plumstead falls within the area covered by North Norfolk District Council.

(Plumstead should not be confused with the Norfolk villages of Great Plumstead and Little Plumstead which are both located close to each other, about 12 miles away, to the north-east of Norwich).

History

Plumstead has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085.[3] In the great book Plumstead is recorded by the names Plumestead. The main landholder was William de Warenne.

Saint Michael parish church

The parish church of Saint Michael was once much larger than it is today. On the south side of the building the low aisle has been demolished, and the clerestory filled in.[4] The church's most notable feature is its collection of medieval and continental glass brought here from Catton Hall, near Norwich, in the 1950s.

References

  1. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East. ISBN 978-0-319-23815-8.
  3. The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 192, Plumstead, ISBN 1-85833-440-3
  4. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East, By Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson, Plumstead entry. ISBN 0-300-09607-0

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