Tunstall, Norfolk
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Stacey Arms windpump |
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OS grid reference | TG4170508020 |
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Civil parish | Halvergate |
District | Broadland |
Shire county | Norfolk |
Region | East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR13 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°36′58″N 1°34′08″E / 52.616°N 1.569°E
Tunstall is a village within the civil parish of Halvergate (where the population is included) in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England. It lies some 14 miles (22.5 km) south-east of Norwich alongside the River Bure.
The ruinous mediaeval parish church of St Peter and St Paul is a grade II* listed building. Although repaired 1705 and extended in 1853, only the chancel is now usable.[1] According to local legend, the church's bells were stolen by the Devil. He plunged with them into a nearby boggy pool, whence their tolling can occasionally be heard.[2]
The Stracey Arms Windpump was once used to drain the surrounding marshland into the River Bure. A grade II* listed building, it is now maintained by the Norfolk Windmills Trust and is a visitor attraction.[3]
References
- ↑ "Name: REMAINS OF CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL List entry Number: 1372727". English Heritage. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ↑ Ash, Russell (1973). Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain. Reader's Digest Association Limited. p. 247. ISBN 9780340165973.
- ↑ "Name: STRACEY ARMS WINDPUMP List entry Number: 1051459". English Heritage. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
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