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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 Location within Norfolk
Area	5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population	458 (2011)
• Density	77/km2 (200/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM 349 913
Civil parish	Broome
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BUNGAY
Postcode district	NR35
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°28′09″N 1°27′25″E

The villages name comes from the Old English 'Brōm' which was a thorny bush

The civil parish has an area of 5.91 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 475 in 190 households,[2] reducing to 458 at the 2011 census.[3] The demise of Broome has coincided with that of Bungay. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.[4]

Notable residents

Thomas Manning

Thomas Manning was a resident of Broome; he was the first white man to visit the Dalai Lama and also met Napoleon, during his capture on the island of Saint Helena.

Joe Lewis

The Peterborough goalkeeper Joe Lewis is a former resident of Broome. Lewis currently has three under-21 international caps and was called up to the senior England squad in August 2008, although he remained as an unused substitute and is yet to be recalled.^{[citation needed]}

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Broome

External links

• Map sources for Broome, Norfolk
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Broome.

External links

Media related to Broome, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons

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