Brockdish

Brockdish
St.Peter and St.Paul's Church, Brockdish
Brockdish  Brockdish shown within Norfolk
Area	9.15 km^2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population	681
– density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM224794
Civil parish	Brockdish
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DISS
Postcode district	IP21
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 1°16′00″E / 52.36667°N 1.26667°E

Brockdish is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It is 3.53 square miles (910 ha) in size.^[1] According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 605 in 265 households, the population increasing at the 2011 Census to 681.^[2] The village is situated on the River Waveney (south of which is Suffolk), and is about 3 miles (5 km) south-west of Harleston. Like many villages Brockdish has suffered some demise in local business as people work further afield and the bypassing of the village in 1996. The village's second pub (the Greyhound) shut in 2000 leaving one popular pub in the shape of the Old King's Head; the village hall; village school (rated outstanding by Ofsted) plus stalls selling fresh eggs, vegetables, plants and a small antiques shop.

Brockdish is the highest point on the River Waveney from which canoes and kayaks can access the water, the entry point being at the foot of the common.

Notable people

• Clementia Taylor (née Doughty; 1810-1908), Activist for women's rights and radical was born in Brockdish, the daughter of farmer John Doughty and his wife Mary.^[3]

References

1. "Brockdish parish data". Retrieved 20 June 2009.
2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 9 September 2015.
3. "Clementia Taylor". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2012-12-22.

External links

• http://www.brockdish.org.uk - Brockdish Community website
• Diss Express - village's local newspaper website