Kirstead Green

Village in Norfolk, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kirstead Green is a village in the English county of Norfolk.

Civil parish
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Kirstead Green
A house on Green Man Lane
Kirstead Green is located in Norfolk
Kirstead Green
Kirstead Green
Location within Norfolk
OS grid referenceTM294971
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorwich
Postcode districtNR15
Dialling code01508
UK Parliament
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England
Norfolk
52.52345°N 1.38012°E / 52.52345; 1.38012
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Kirstead Green is located 5.7 miles (9.2 km) north of Beccles and 7.7 miles (12.4 km) south-east of Norwich.

History

Kirstead's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for the green of the church steading.[1]

In the Domesday Book, Kirstead Green is listed alongside Kirstead.[2]

Governance

Kirstead Green is part of the electoral ward of Brooke for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is South Norfolk which has been represented by the Labour's Ben Goldsborough MP since 2024.

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