Runhall Explained

Runhall is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne, in the South Norfolk district, in Norfolk, England. The parish covers an area of 11.98km2 and had a population of 365 in 137 households at the 2001 census,^[2] including Welborne and increasing in the 2011 Census to a population of 401 in 148 households.

The villages name origin is uncertain possibly, 'tree-trunk nook of land', 'Runa's nook of land', or perhaps, 'council's nook of land'.

Its church, All Saints, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

Civil parish

On 1 April 1935 the parishes of Brandon Parva, Coston and Welborne were merged with Runhall,^[3] on 28 January 2013 the merged parish was renamed "Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne".^{[4] [5]} In 1931 the parish of Runhall (prior to the merge) had a population of 169.^[6]

Notes

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Runhall

External links

• All Saints on the European Round Tower Churches website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 10 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
2. Web site: Runhall parish information. South Norfolk Council. 4 January 2006. 20 June 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081122034511/http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/runhall_parish.asp. 22 November 2008.
3. Web site: Relationships and changes Runhall AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 26 January 2023.
4. Web site: Norfolk Registration District. UKBMD. 26 January 2023.
5. Web site: Change of parish council name. Lgbce. 14 March 2018.
6. Web site: Population statistics Runhall AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 26 January 2023.