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Brooke is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, about 7 miles south of Norwich and roughly equidistant from Norwich and Bungay. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,242 in 554 households,[1] including Howe the population increasing to 1,399 at the 2011 census.[2]

Brooke
Brooke St Peter
Brooke Location within Norfolk
Area	8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population	1,399 (2011)
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG293001
Civil parish	Brooke
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR15
Dialling code	01508
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.550°N 1.383°E / 52.550; 1.383

The villages name simply means 'Brook'[3]

The church of Brooke St Peter is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

In common with most small Norfolk villages public services are few, however the village is better served than most. It has one primary school (Brooke Primary), a garage and petrol station, farm store and butcher, and one pub including a popular restaurant.

Governance

An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward had a total population of 2,662 at the 2011 Census.[4]

Notable residents

• Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet (23 August 1768 – 12 February 1841), English surgeon and anatomist, who made historical contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and pathology of the mammary glands and testicles, and the pathology and surgery of hernia.
• Edward Brian (Ted) Seago RBA, ARWS, RWS (31 March 1910 – 1974) was an English artist who painted in both oils and watercolours, who lived at Brooke Lodge.
• Bernard Matthews, (24 January 1930 – 25 November 2010), founder of the poultry empire Bernard Matthews Farms, the son of a mechanic, was born in Brooke, in 1930.
• Transsexual model Caroline Cossey was born in Brooke on 31 August 1954. She appeared as a James Bond girl and was the first acknowledged transsexual to pose for Playboy magazine.

Notes

External links

• St Peter's on the European Round Tower Churches Website

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