Tunstead is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[1] The village is 10.7 miles north north east of the city of Norwich, 15 miles south south east of Cromer and 129 miles north east of London. Tunstead is 2.5 miles north of the settlements of Wroxham and Hoveton.

Tunstead
Saint Mary's parish church, Tunstead, Norfolk
Tunstead Location within Norfolk
Area	11.32 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Population	744 (parish, 2011 census)
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG290210
• London	129 miles (208 km)
Civil parish	Tunstead CP
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR12
Dialling code	01692 / 01603
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.74718°N 1.40149°E / 52.74718; 1.40149

The villages name means 'Farmstead'. 'Hundred Hill' on Bradfield Common may mark the boundary with North Erpingham hundred rather than the meeting-place of the Tunstead hundred.[2]

The nearest railway station is at Wroxham & Hoveton for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 674, increasing to 744 at the 2011 census.[3]

• 
  St Mary's Parish Church, Norfolk, England
• 
  Tunstead Primary School, Norfolk

See also

Tunstead & Sco-Ruston village website

References

External links

Media related to Tunstead, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons