Sustead

Sustead

Infobox UK place
official_name= Sustead
country= England
region= East of England
shire_district= North Norfolk
shire_county= Norfolk
civil_parish= Sustead
static_

static_image_caption = The parish church Saint Peter and Saint Paul
population= 218 (parish, 2001 census)
population_density=
os_grid_reference= TG1836
latitude= 52.8856
longitude= 1.2506
post_town= CROMER
postcode_area= NR
postcode_district= NR11
constituency_westminster= North Norfolk
london_distance= 135 miles

Sustead is a small village and parish in the county of Norfolk, England, about four miles south-west of Cromer.The parish also includes the villages of Bessingham and Metton. The parish is bounded by Aldborough and Hanworth to the south, Roughton to the east, Felbrigg and Aylmerton to the north and Gresham to the west. [ [http://www.northnorfolk.org/downloadfiles/parish_ward_boundary_map_2004.pdf North Norfolk District Council] ]

History

Sustead has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085 [The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 194 Sustead ISBN 1858334403] . In the great book Sustead is recorded by the names Surstede, and sutstede. The main land holder being William de Warren and the main tennent was Roger Bigot. The survey also states there were 1½ mills.

The parish church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

The earliest parts of this church are Saxon but over the years it has been added and altered by the Normans, Tudors and in the 19th century by the Victorians [Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East, By Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson, Sustead entry. ISBN 0-300-09607-0 ] . The nave reflect all these periods in its decoration. The north and south doorways date from the 14th century whilst the square headed windows date from the 15th century. There are fragments of mediaeval stain glass in the south window [The King’s England series, NORFOLK, by Arthur Mee,Pub:Hodder and Stoughton,1972, page 294 Sustead, ISBN 0 340 15061 0] . Behind the pulpit there are the signs of a blocked of long demolished north Transept. There is an octagonal font which dates from the 15th century. The pulpit is from the 17th century and is decorated with heads of angels. The pulpit was originally from the church at North Barningham [From a pamphlet purchased inside the church, Dated 8th December 1997] . The screen dates from the 14th century. The church has a round tower which is 48 feet tall and has a diameter of 7 feet. The walls are 3ft 4ins thick. The lower part of this round tower is from the Saxon period. The higher reaches were built in the 14th and 15th century. The tower has a single bell which was cast between 1400 and 1425 [From a pamphlet purchased inside the church, Dated 8th December 1997] . The south porch of the church is late 14th century but has undergone restoration work in 1896 [From a pamphlet purchased inside the church, Dated 8th December 1997] .

Church Gallery

Notable people

Humphry Repton lived in Sustead.

Village Gallery

=References=

External links

* [http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Karte/A5/Sustead_St_Peter_and_St_Paul/sustead_st_peter_and_st_paul.html Website with photos of Sustead St Peter and St Paul]


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