Editing Irstead

{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | country           = England
 | coordinates       = {{coord|52.72949|1.50123|display=inline,title}}
 | os_grid_reference = TG365204
 | official_name     = Irstead
| population = 
| population_ref = <!-- population data only available at parish level -->
  | area_total_km2    = 
 | static_image_name    = Irstead.jpg
 | static_image_caption = Irstead St Michael with its thatched roof
 | shire_district    = [[North Norfolk]]
 | shire_county      = [[Norfolk]]
 | region            = East of England
 | civil_parish      = [[Barton Turf]]
 | constituency_westminster = 
 | postcode_district = NR12
 | postcode_area     = NR
 | post_town         = [[Norwich]]
 | dial_code         = 
 | london_distance   = 
 | hide_services     = true
}}

'''Irstead''' is a village and former [[civil parish]], now in the parish of [[Barton Turf]], in the [[North Norfolk]] district, in the county of [[Norfolk]], England.<ref>Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. {{ISBN|0-319-23769-9}}.</ref> The village is situated at Irstead Shoals, on the [[River Ant]] just south of [[Barton Broad]], the second largest of the [[Norfolk Broads]]. In 1931 the parish had a population of 113.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10198926/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Irstead AP/CP through time|publisher=[[A Vision of Britain through Time]]|accessdate=5 February 2023}}</ref> 

== History ==
The village's name means 'Mud place'.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Irstead | title=Key to English Place-names }}</ref> On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Barton Turf.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10198926|title=Relationships and changes Irstead AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=5 February 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Irstead}}
{{oscoor gbx|TG365204}}.
*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/i/irstead/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Irstead.

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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Former civil parishes in Norfolk]]
[[Category:North Norfolk]]


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