Irstead
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Irstead is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barton Turf, in the English county of Norfolk. It is Template:Convert north of Acle and Template:Convert north-east of Norwich, along the River Ant.
Irstead's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin,[1] although it is not listed in the Domesday Book.[2]
On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Barton Turf.[3] In 1931 the parish had a population of 113.[4] Irstead is part of the electoral ward of Hoveton & Tunstead for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.
St. Michael's church
Irstead's church is dedicated to Saint Michael and dates from the 14th-Century. St. Michael's is located on Irstead Road and has been Grade II listed since 1955.[5] The church is open sporadically for Sunday service.[6]
St. Michael's features a carved font and a painted rood screen, which are both medieval survivals. The church also holds a wall painting of Saint Christopher and a stone memorial dating from 1811 to Midshipman Charles Hornor who died aboard the Rose off the coast of Madras.[7]
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