Irstead
Irstead | |
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![]() Irstead St Michael with its thatched roof | |
![]() ![]() Irstead Location within Norfolk | |
OS grid reference | TG365204 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Norwich |
Postcode district | NR12 |
Irstead is a village in the English county of Norfolk, England. The village is situated at Irstead Shoals, on the River Ant just south of Barton Broad, the second largest of the Norfolk Broads. The village forms part of the civil parish of Barton Turf and the district of North Norfolk.[1]
The villages name means 'Mud place'.
Several of the village's buildings are reed-thatched, including in particular the very attractive St Michael's Church (right).
References[]
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Irstead
External links[]
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- Map sources for Irstead.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Irstead.
Categories:
- Villages in Norfolk
- North Norfolk
- Norfolk geography stubs