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.

Brooke
Village and civil parish
Brooke St Peter
Brooke is located in Norfolk
Brooke
Brooke
Location within Norfolk
Area8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population1,399 (2011)
• Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG293001
Civil parish
  • Brooke
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR15
Dialling code01508
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°33′00″N 1°22′59″E / 52.550°N 1.383°E / 52.550; 1.383

History

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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

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

St Peter's Church

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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

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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

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

Notable residents

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War memorial

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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

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


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