Broome, Norfolk

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]

Broome
Broome is located in Norfolk
Broome
Broome
Location within Norfolk
Area5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population458 (2011)
• Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM 349 913
Civil parish
  • Broome
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBUNGAY
Postcode districtNR35
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

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

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:

References
  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.
  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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