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Bunwell

Coordinates: 52°30′04″N 1°07′03″E / 52.50099°N 1.11754°E / 52.50099; 1.11754
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Bunwell
Church of St. Michael & All Angels
Bunwell is located in Norfolk
Bunwell
Bunwell
Location within Norfolk
Area10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population1,000 (2021)
• Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM117938
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR16
Dialling code01953
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°30′04″N 1°07′03″E / 52.50099°N 1.11754°E / 52.50099; 1.11754

Bunwell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

Bunwell is located 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east of Attleborough and 11 miles (18 km) south-west of Norwich. The parish also includes the hamlets of Bunwell Hill, Bunwell Street, Great Green, Little Green and Low Common.

History

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Bunwell's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for reed stream.[1]

Bunwell is not listed in the Domesday Book.

Listed buildings in Bunwell include:

  • No. 2 and No. 3 Great Green (Seventeenth Century)[2]
  • Thatch Cottage (Seventeenth Century)[3]
  • Bunwell Manor Hotel (Sixteenth Century)[4]
  • The Cottage (Seventeenth Century)[5]
  • Old Rectory Farmhouse (Seventeenth Century)[6]
  • Rectory Farmhouse (Seventeenth Century)[7]
  • Lilac Farmhouse (Seventeenth Century)[8]
  • Orchard House (Seventeenth Century)[9]
  • Nonsuch Cottage (Seventeenth Century)[10]
  • Sundial Farmhouse (Seventeenth Century)[11]
  • Lilac Cottage (Seventeenth Century)[12]
  • Burton's Farmhouse (Seventeenth Century)[13]
  • Holgate Farmhouse (Seventeenth Century)[14]

Geography

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According to the 2021 census, Bunwell has a population of 1,000 people which shows a decrease from the 1,024 people recorded in the 2011 census.[15]

The B1113, between St Olaves and Lowestoft, runs through the parish.

Bunwell Primary School & Nursery is part of the Co-operative Education East Multi-Academy Trust and was rated as 'Good' by Ofsted in 2019.[16]

St. Michael and All Angels' Church

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Bunwell's parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael and dates back to the Fifteenth Century. The church is located on 'The Turnpike' and has been Grade I listed since 1959.[17] The church was rebuilt in the perpendicular style after donations were left by William Smith, William Taylor and Robert Lincoln. St. Michael's boasts a carvedfont, a set of royal arms dating from the reign of Queen Anne and stained-glass windows depicting knights in armour designed by Hardman & Co..[18]

Sport and Recreation

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Bunwell Athletic Football Club play home games at the Bunwell Recreation Ground and compete in the Norwich and District Sunday League.[19] The operations of the club were put in jeopardy in 2016 after an arson attack, yet the club was able to continue due to support from the local community and Norfolk FA.[20]

A greyhound racing track was opened on the meadow just off the Turnpike road where hare coursing used to take place . The racing was independent and not affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Club. Racing took place from 1935 to 1940 but the site closed during Second World War.[21]

War Memorial

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Bunwell's war memorials are two wooden plaque inside St. Michael's Church. It lists the following names for the First World War:[22]

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial
CSM Frederick W. Barker MC 9th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 20 Oct. 1916 Grove Town Cemetery, Méaulte
Sgt. William J. Churchill 1st Bn., Norfolk Rgt. 22 May 1916 St. Michael's Churchyard, Bunwell
LSgt. Harry P. Revell 8th Bn., Norfolk Rgt. 11 Aug. 1917 Menin Gate
LCpl. Henry J. Kent 1st Bn., Norfolk Rgt. 28 Aug. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Dvr. John Clarke Royal Field Artillery, att. 8th Infantry Brigade 29 Apr. 1915 Town Cemetery, Ypres
Gnr. Albert E. Sale 442nd (Siege) Bty., Royal Garrison Artillery 6 Apr. 1919 Communal Cemetery, Abbeville
Pnr. Wilfred H. Chapman No. 2 (Special) Coy., Royal Engineers 8 Apr. 1917 Arras Memorial
Pte. Wilfred G. Breeze Bedfordshire Regiment 22 Mar. 1918 Pozières Memorial
Pte. Albert Pearce 1st Bn., Cambridgeshire Regiment 4 Feb. 1917 Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Pte. Frederick Line 20th Bn., Durham Light Infantry 4 Sep. 1918 Tyne Cot
Pte. Arthur Gooch 1st Bn., Essex Regiment 13 Aug. 1915 Helles Memorial
Pte. William Mickleburgh 10th Bn., Essex Rgt. 22 Oct. 1917 Tyne Cot
Pte. Reginald A. Smith 2nd Bn., Hampshire Regiment 4 Sep. 1918 Ploegsteert Memorial
Pte. Alec Stimpson 7/8th Bn., Royal Irish Fusiliers 20 Nov. 1917 Arras Memorial
Pte. Benjamin N. Ager 22nd Bn., Manchester Regiment 11 Jan. 1917 Frankfurt Trench, Beaumont-Hamel
Pte. Charles G. Breeze 2nd Bn., Norfolk Regiment 13 Nov. 1916 Baghdad War Cemetery
Pte. Jack W. Bush 12th Bn., Norfolk Rgt. 30 Sep. 1918 Strand Cemetery, Ploegsteert
Pte. Edward A. G. Dixon 6th Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment 20 Aug. 1918 Communal Cemetery, Albert
Spr. Jack M. Smith 1st (Tunelling) Coy., Canadian Engineers 1 Jun. 1916 St. Michael's Churchyard, Bunwell
Spr. Arthur Ward No. 1 (Depot) Coy., Royal Engineers 29 Mar. 1916 St. Michael's Churchyard, Bunwell

And, the following for the Second World War:

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial
FLt. Herbert B. Kelly No. 254 Squadron RAF 7 Sep. 1944 Runnymede Memorial
WO Burnley E. R. Whitehouse DFC No. 7 Squadron RAF 21 Jan. 1944 Hanover War Cemetery
Sgt. William J. Randall No. 428 Squadron RCAF 22 Jun. 1943 War Cemetery, Bergen op Zoom
Sgt. Roy C. Neilson 2nd Wing, Glider Pilot Regiment 19 Sep. 1944 Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery
LAC Anthony W. Turner Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 25 Sep. 1944 Kranji War Cemetery
Dvr. William G. Parry 239 (Transport) Coy., Royal Army Service Corps 18 Apr. 1944 Beach Head War Cemetery
Gnr. Leonard E. Potter 98th (Surrey & Sussex Yeo.) Field Rgt., Royal Artillery 23 May 1944 War Cemetery, Salerno
Pte. Robert E. Rush 2nd Bn., West Yorkshire Regiment 12 Sep. 1944 Imphal War Cemetery

References

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  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ "2 AND 3, GREAT GREEN, Bunwell - 1049609 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ "THE THATCH COTTAGE, Bunwell - 1171105 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "BUNWELL MANOR HOTEL, Bunwell - 1049613 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  5. ^ "THE COTTAGE, Bunwell - 1171142 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. ^ "OLD RECTORY FARMHOUSE, Bunwell - 1373608 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. ^ "RECTORY FARMHOUSE, Bunwell - 1171131 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  8. ^ "LILAC FARMHOUSE, Bunwell - 1171100 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  9. ^ "ORCHARD HOUSE, Bunwell - 1049607 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  10. ^ "NONSUCH COTTAGE, Bunwell - 1373604 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  11. ^ "SUNDIAL FARMHOUSE, Bunwell - 1049606 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  12. ^ "LILAC COTTAGE, Bunwell - 1373603 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  13. ^ "BURTON'S FARMHOUSE, Bunwell - 1049608 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  14. ^ "HOLGATE FARMHOUSE, Bunwell - 1049605 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Bunwell (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Bunwell Primary School - GOV.UK". www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  17. ^ "CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, Bunwell - 1373605 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  19. ^ Bunwell AFC. (2022). Retrieved November 13, 2022. https://mobile.twitter.com/bunreserves
  20. ^ "Bunwell AFC which was facing closure after arson praises 'incredible support' of community". Diss Express. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Bickington". Greyhound Racing Times.
  22. ^ "Geograph:: Bodham to Bylaugh :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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