Broome, Norfolk


































Broome


Broome is located in Norfolk

Broome

Broome



Broome shown within Norfolk

Area5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population458 (2011)
• Density
77/km2 (200/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM 349 913
Civil parish
  • Broome
District
  • South Norfolk
Shire county
  • Norfolk
Region
  • East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBUNGAY
Postcode districtNR35
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

EU ParliamentEast of England

List of places

UK

England

Norfolk

52°28′09″N 1°27′25″E / 52.46906°N 1.45694°E / 52.46906; 1.45694Coordinates: 52°28′09″N 1°27′25″E / 52.46906°N 1.45694°E / 52.46906; 1.45694

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]


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] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.[4]




Contents





  • 1 Notable residents

    • 1.1 Thomas Manning


    • 1.2 Joe Lewis



  • 2 References


  • 3 External links


  • 4 External links




Notable residents



Thomas Manning


Thomas Manning was a resident of Broome; he was the first white man
to visit the Dalai Lama and also meet 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.



References




  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
    ISBN 0-319-23769-9.



  2. ^ "Broome parish information". 4 January 2006. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2009.


  3. ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 6 September 2011.


  4. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.




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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