OS grid reference TG1836 Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Saturday 5:11 PM District North Norfolk | Civil parish Sustead Country England Area 6.84 km² Shire county Norfolk UK parliament constituency North Norfolk | |
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Population 215 (parish, 2011 census) Weather 14°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Sustead, UK
History
Sustead has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. 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. 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. 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. 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 3 ft 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. The south porch of the church is late 14th century but has undergone restoration work in 1896.
Notable people
Humphry Repton lived in Sustead.