Bramerton

Coordinates: 52°35′36″N 1°23′29″E / 52.5933°N 1.3913°E / 52.5933; 1.3913
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Bramerton
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR14
Dialling code01508
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°35′36″N 1°23′29″E / 52.5933°N 1.3913°E / 52.5933; 1.3913

Bramerton is a village in South Norfolk, 4¾ miles (7½ km) south-east of Norwich, just north of the main A146 Norwich-Lowestoft road and on the south bank of the River Yare.

Geography

In the

2001 census it contained 158 households and a population of 350,[1] the population falling to 301 at the 2011 census.[2]

History

Bramerton's derives from the Old English for a "farmstead with abundant bramble or thicket".[3]

The Domesday Book lists Bramerton as a settlement of 25 households belonging to William the Conqueror, Odo of Bayeux, Roger Bigod of Norfolk and Godric the Steward.[4]

St Peter's Church is of Medieval origin and was extensively restored first in the 1460s and later in the 1860s, it is also Grade II listed.[5]

Bramerton Hall, located on the corner of The Street and Surlingham Lane, was built in the 1830s and is also Grade II listed.[6]

In the 1920s, a Lychgate for St Peter's Church was created by John Shingles using oak wood from local trees.[citation needed]

Amenities

Bramerton's post office closed in 1968 alongside the village shop in 1977 and the school in 1978. However, "The Water's Edge" public house is still in operation and was previously known as "Woods End".

At the north end of the village is a Dawn

Christadelphian Hall, first opened in 1952 and extended in the 1960s and then again in the 1980s. A secondary hall for youth activities was added in the 2000s.[7]

Bramerton Health Care Clinic offers

herbal
supplements and dietary advice.

Bramerton Pits

Fossil marine shell found by Bramerton Pits

The rock strata reaching the surface at Bramerton Pits, adjacent to the Common at Woods End, have resulted in the name of the village being given to an early Pleistocene glacial stage in the geological pre-history of the British Isles. The Bramertonian Stage is distinguished by the presence of shelly, sandy deposits indicative of a temperate climate.[8] Bramerton Pits has been noted as a Site of Special Scientific Interest on account of the geology and has been excavated on several occasions.[citation needed]

Woods End

Billy Bluelight on the Wherryman's Way at Woods End PH with the River Yare in background

There has been an

day-trippers
from Norwich.

The Woods End is still a popular spot for the mooring of pleasure craft and is also one of the few places on the

Norfolk Broads where water skiing is allowed. Outside the pub (now renamed the Water's Edge) is a statue of Billy Bluelight (William Cullum), who in the 1920s–30s used to challenge boat trippers to a race along the riverbank. He is famed for his claim... "My name is Billy Bluelight, my age is 45, I hope to get to Carrow Bridge before the boat arrive." He is said to have remained '45' for many years.[10]

The Woods End Inn

Sports and recreation

Bramerton and District

Brownies and yoga
.

Adjacent to the Bowls club is a children's playground with swings, climbing frame and slide. At Grange Farm Barns in the centre of the village is a

Caravan Club
certified location.

Bramerton Village Hall

Transport

Bramerton is served by bus route 85 operated by Konectbus, providing nine services a day into Norwich via Kirby Bedon and to the neighbouring villages of Surlingham and Rockland St Mary.[11]

National Cycle Route 1 passes through Bramerton on its route from Norwich via Trowse and Whitlingham and out to Loddon via Surlingham.

The

long distance footpath
, passes close by at Woods End.

War memorial

Bramerton's War Memorial is a stone

First World War
:

  • Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John D. M. Beckett (1881–1918), 10th Battalion,
    Hampshire Regiment
  • Lance-Corporal Harry E. Doggett (d.1916), 8th Battalion, Border Regiment
  • Lance-Corporal H. S. Hayes (1890–1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Lance-Corporal Frederic W. Perfitt (1894–1918), 11th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters
  • Leading-Stoker John H. Osborne (d.1914), HMS Hogue
  • Private John P. Debbage (d.1915), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment
  • Private Percy W. Norman (1894–1916), 10th Battalion, Essex Regiment
  • Private Samuel J. Daynes (d.1917), 1/4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private Arthur S. Frost (1897–1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
  • Private W. A. Daynes (d.1919), Royal Norfolk Regiment

References

  1. ^ Bramerton parish information, South Norfolk CouncilArchived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  3. ^ Bramerton profile, kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  4. ^ Domesday Book (1086). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  5. ^ Bramerton profile, norfolkchurches.co.uk. Accessed 7 November 2022.
  6. ^ Bramerton Hall, BritishListedBuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  7. ^ Bramerton Society. (1991). Bramerton Booklet.
  8. ^ The Crag at Bramerton, Near Norwich, Norfolk, adsabs.harvard.edu. Accessed 21 November 2022.
  9. ^ Joseph Stannard (1797–1830), artuk.org. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Discover the Heart of the Broads". Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  11. ^ "85 Norwich to Surlingham". Konectbus. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  12. ^ Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

External links

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