Broomsthorpe is a place and former civil parish, now in the parish of East Rudham, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, in the English county of Norfolk. It is the site of a deserted medieval village with scheduled ancient monument status to the south of Coxford.[1][2][3] This may be the location of the village of Sengham or possibly Tattersett St Andrew. It lies south-east of the site of Coxford Priory in the parish of Tattersett. In 1931 the parish had a population of 22.[4] Broomsthorpe was an extra-parochial area; in 1858 it became a separate civil parish; on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with East Rudham.[5]

Broomsthorpe
Broomsthorpe Farm
Broomsthorpe is located in Norfolk
Broomsthorpe
Broomsthorpe
Location within Norfolk
OS grid referenceTF8428
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKing's Lynn
Postcode districtPE31
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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UK
England
Norfolk
52°49′N 0°43′E / 52.81°N 00.72°E / 52.81; 00.72

The villages name means 'Brun's outlying farm/settlement'.[6]

The modern place of Broomsthorpe is in the parish of East Rudham to the south-west of the deserted village site. It consists of a handful of houses and the Grade II listed Broomsthorpe Hall dating from around 1800.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Broomsthorpe Deserted Medieval Village, Historic England. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
  2. ^ Broomsthorpe/Sengham or Tattersett St Andrew deserted medieval village, Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  3. ^ Parish summary: Tattersett, Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
  4. ^ "Population statistics Broomsthorpe ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Relationships and changes Broomsthorpe ExP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
  7. ^ Broomsthorpe Hall Farmhouse, East Rudham, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
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