| Brockdish | |
|---|---|
 Church of St. Peter and St. Paul | |
  Brockdish Location withinNorfolk | |
| Area | 9.15 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Population | 699 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM224794 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DISS |
| Postcode district | IP21 |
| Dialling code | 01379 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
| 52°22′12″N1°14′49″E / 52.370°N 1.247°E /52.370; 1.247 | |
Brockdish is a village andcivil parish in the south of theEnglish county ofNorfolk. It is 3.3 miles (5.3 km) south-west ofHarleston and 18 miles (29 km) south ofNorwich. The parish includesThorpe Abbotts. TheRiver Waveney, which marks the county border withSuffolk, is the southern boundary of the parish, with Brockdish the highest point where the river is navigable by small watercraft.[citation needed]
In theDomesday Book, Brockdish is recorded as a settlement of 39 households in thehundred ofEarsham. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates ofWilliam the Conqueror andBury St Edmunds Abbey.[1]
At the2021 census, the parish had a population of 699, a slight increase from the2011 census.[2]
Brockdish's parish church is dedicated to bothSaint Peter andSaint Paul and was constructed in the 11th century. The building is Grade I listed.[3] The church was significantly remodelled in the 1860s at the expense of Rector George France and under the supervision ofFrederick Marrable. The church has a collection of stained-glass windows, mostly from the workshops of J. & J. King of Norwich.[4]
Brockdish originally had twopublic houses until the closure of 'The Greyhound' in 2000, leaving the remaining pub: 'The King's Head'.
Brockdish Primary School closed in 2016 due to falling pupil numbers. At one point it was Norfolk's smallest primary school. Pupils today attend primary education inPulham Market or Harleston.[5] Today, the school building is used as the Waveney Heritage Centre, a charity dedicated to forwarding local history.[6] Pupils usually pursue secondary education atHarleston Sancroft Academy.
