Welcome to Great and Little Plumstead

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Introduction

Great and Little Plumstead is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk consisting of the villages of Great Plumstead, Little Plumstead and Thorpe End. The first two villages have been known as Plumstead Magna and Plumstead Parva respectively.The name 'Plumstead' means 'plum-tree place', probably in the sense of a copse . The parish covers an area of 11.04 km2 (4.26 sq mi) and had a population of 2,618 in 972 households at the 2001 census,. increasing to a population of 3,135 in 1,228 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland. Sir Robert Illey had the manor of Plumstead Parva. He died in 1398 but he and his wife Katherine Gymyngham had a daughter Sibylle who was a literary patron.

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Parish Information

Parish statistics

Area

1,104 hectares

Population

3,601 (2021)

Density

326 people/km2

Mean age

40.7

Ward

Plumstead

District

Broadland

Postcodes

NR13

ONS ID

E04006221


Council

Contact details for Great and Little Plumstead Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.

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Education

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Business

Business directory listing local businesses operating within Great and Little Plumstead Parish.

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Planning

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Property

Price paid data for all property sold in Great and Little Plumstead Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.

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Heritage

Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Great and Little Plumstead Parish.

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Local News

Little Plumstead holiday cottage home conversion rejected

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Little Plumstead holiday cottage home conversion rejected

Published: 21st Nov 2023

Bid for 270 new homes on top of 550-house plan goes in

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Bid for 270 new homes on top of 550-house plan goes in

Published: 19th Feb 2022

Plans to build more homes in Little Plumstead near Norwich

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Plans to build more homes in Little Plumstead near Norwich

Published: 23rd Jan 2024