Coordinates: 52°33′00″N 1°22′59″E / 52.550°N 1.383°E
| Brooke | |
  Brooke
Brooke shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi) |
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| Population | 1,242 |
| - Density | 142 /km2 (370 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | |
| Parish | Brooke |
| District | South Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR15 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Brooke is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, about 7 miles south of Norwich and roughly equidistant from Norwich and Bungay. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,242 in 554 households.[1]
The church of Brooke St Peter is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
In common with most small Norfolk villages public services are few, however the village is better served than most by one primary school (Brooke Primary), a garage and petrol station, post office, farm store & butcher, one pub and a popular restaurant. One further convenience store is located at the warden-patrolled elderly housing development Churchill Place.
Notable residents
- Transsexual model Caroline Cossey was born in Brooke. She appeared as a James Bond girl and was the first acknowledged transsexual to pose for Playboy magazine.
- Sir Astley Cooper Astley_Cooper Sir Astley Paston Cooper, 1st Baronet (23 August 1768–12 February 1841), English surgeon and anatomist, who made historical contributions to otology, vascular surgery, the anatomy and pathology of the mammary glands and testicles, and the pathology and surgery of hernia.
- Edward Seago Edward_Seago Edward Brian (Ted) Seago RBA ARWS RWS (31 March 1910 – 1974) was an English artist who painted in both oils and watercolours, who lived at Brooke Lodge.
Notes
- ^ "Brooke parish information". 25 September 2007. http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/brooke_parish.asp. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
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