In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brumstead like this:
BRUMSTEAD, or Brunstead, a parish in Tunstead district, Norfolk; 1 mile N of Stalham, 3 SW of the coast, 6 SE of North Walsham r. station, and 16 NE of Norwich. Post Town, Stalham, under Norwich. Acres, 789. Real property, £1,400. Pop., 99. Houses, 22. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Cubitt Durrant, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £170.* Patron, the Earl of Abergavenny. The church is good.
Brumstead through time
Brumstead is now part of North Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brumstead itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brumstead in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3980
Date accessed: 01st May 2024
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