Broome, Norfolk

Broome
Broome
	Broome Location within Norfolk
Area	5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population	458 (2011)
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM 349 913
Civil parish	Broome;
District	South Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BUNGAY
Postcode district	NR35
Dialling code	01986
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°28′09″N 1°27′25″E / 52.46906°N 1.45694°E

Broome is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the north bank of the River Waveney, which forms the border with Suffolk, some 2 km north of the town of Bungay and 20 km south-east of the city of Norwich.^[1]

History

Broome's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a thorny bush or shrub.^[2]

In the Domesday Book, Brooke is described of consisting of 41 households, belonging to Bury St Edmunds Abbey.^[3]

Geography

In the 2001 Census, Broome had a population of 475 people in 190 households,^[4] reducing to 458 at the 2011 census.^[5] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.^[6]

St. Michael's Church

Broome's Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Michael and is of Norman origin.^[7]

Places of interest

Broome has one public house, called 'The Artichoke.'^[8]

The nearby Broome Pits are a series of four former gravel pits which now form fishing lakes in which Carp, Northern pike, Tench and Bream can be caught.^[9]

Notable residents

Thomas Manning – English sinologist and traveller
Joe Lewis- Aberdeen F.C. and England Under-21s goalkeeper

War memorial

Broome's war memorial is located in St. Michael's Churchyard and holds the following names for the First World War:

Able-Seaman William Taylor (1887–1916), HMS Defence
Lance-Corporal Thomas Clark (d.1917), 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Bombardier William Pulford (d.1915), 115th (Siege) Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Driver William E. Lawes (d.1917), 487th Company, Royal Army Service Corps
Private Ernest E. Fish (1880–1918), 2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
Private E. Charles Walker (1876–1917), 17th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
Private Charles C. Spalding (1892–1917), 1/5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private John P. Sparkes (1895–1917), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Herbert A. M. Youngs (1896–1917), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Wilfred M. Bale (1893–1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Philip T. Cole (1892–1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Frederick C. Walker (1895–1917), 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Private Frederick Harrod (1894–1917), 5th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Private Arthur Smith (1889–1916), 11th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Private John Howlett (d.1918), 12th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Private Charles G. P. Ellis (d.1917), 9th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
Private William King (d.1918), 6th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Deckhand Archibald H. Barker (1892–1916), H.M. Drifter Kent County

And, the following for the Second World War:

Flight-Sergeant Henry K. Bartlett (1920–1943), Royal Air Force^[10]

References

^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 12, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Broome
^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved November 12, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TM2999/brooke/
^ "Broome parish information". 4 January 2006. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
^ Knott, S. (2005). Retrieved November 12, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/broome/broome.htm
^ CAMRA. (2022). Retrieved November 12, 2022. https://whatpub.com/pubs/NOR/80/artichoke-broome
^ Broome Pits. (2022). Retrieved November 12, 2022. http://broomepitsfishinglakes.co.uk/
^ Tilley, M and Edwards, M. (2005). Retrieved November 12, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Broome.html

External links

Media related to Broome, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons

[osolei40-1] Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.

[2] University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 12, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Broome

[3] Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved November 12, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TM2999/brooke/

[4] "Broome parish information". 4 January 2006. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

[5] "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 September 2011.

[osnncc-6] Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.

[7] Knott, S. (2005). Retrieved November 12, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/broome/broome.htm

[8] CAMRA. (2022). Retrieved November 12, 2022. https://whatpub.com/pubs/NOR/80/artichoke-broome

[9] Broome Pits. (2022). Retrieved November 12, 2022. http://broomepitsfishinglakes.co.uk/

[10] Tilley, M and Edwards, M. (2005). Retrieved November 12, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Broome.html

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