- Brundall
Brundall is a
village andcivil parish in the Englishcounty ofNorfolk . It is located on the north bank of theRiver Yare adjacent toSurlingham Broad and about 7 miles (11 km) east of the city ofNorwich .ref|osexp1The civil parish has an area of 4.39 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 3,978 in 1,681 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of
Broadland .ref|osnnccThe village is served by Brundall and Brundall Gardens railway stations, which are both on the
Norwich toGreat Yarmouth andLowestoft Wherry Lines . A railway disaster occurred between Brundall and Norwich on 10 September 1874. In the worst head-on collision in British railway history, two trains collided on a single line due to errors made in the issue of written orders to the drivers of the two trains [Rolt, L. T. C. "Red for Danger", 4th edition, Pan Books, 1986, with new material by Geoffrey Kitchenside. ISBN 0-330-29189-0] .The village is famous for its boat building business, with Brooms of Brundall being a major manufacturer in the past. Positioned in the heart of the Norfolk Broads area, it still serves an important role in the industry. It was also the home of
Colin Chapman , founder ofLotus Cars andBruce Rushin designer of the £2 coin. It is considered that Brundall takes its name from Brundisium, the roman coastal town in Southern Italy now the modern resort of Brindisi. Brundisium was captured by the Romans during the Punic wars and was a large naval maritime port and ship building was a primary industry. The Romans almost certainly used the riverside in Brundall to build small river boats and is thought that men from Brundisium were shipped over for the purpose. However, a translation from the Greek Bundisium, means "under the Romans" so may mean that the area was under Roman command. Source of information www.comune.brindisi.itReferences
* Ordnance Survey (2005). "OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads". ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
* Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ". RetrievedDecember 2 ,2005 .External links
oscoor gbx|TG325085.
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/b/brundall/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Brundall.
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