Great and Little Plumstead is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk consisting of the villages of Great Plumstead, Little Plumstead and Thorpe End. The first two villages have been known as Plumstead Magna and Plumstead Parva respectively.[2]
| Great and Little Plumstead | |
|---|---|
 Little Plumstead St Protase and St Gervase | |
  Great and Little Plumstead Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,135 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 284/km2 (740/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG309111 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR13 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
The name 'Plumstead' means 'plum-tree place', probably in the sense of a copse .
The parish covers an area of 11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi) and had a population of 2,618 in 972 households at the 2001 census,.[3] increasing to a population of 3,135 in 1,228 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.
Sir Robert Illey had the manor of Plumstead Parva. He died in 1398 but he and his wife Katherine Gymyngham had a daughter Sibylle who was a literary patron.[4]
Little Plumstead Hospital
editLittle Plumstead Hospital at Little Plumstead is a learning disability hospital founded in 1930. It is run by Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and formerly provided a large amount of employment for the villages. The majority of the site has been sold off for new housing developments, with two wards remaining, the Broadland Clinic and Astley Court.
The Walled Garden Community Shop and Cafe
editThe Walled Garden Community Shop and Cafe is a business set in a Victorian Walled Garden in Little Plumstead. It is run as a community benefit society.
References
edit- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "TNF107 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Boys [née Illey], Sibylle, Lady Boys (b. c. 1370, d. in or after 1455), literary patron". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/97874. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 19 August 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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