Kirstead Green
| Kirstead Green | |
|---|---|
A house on Green Man Lane | |
Kirstead Green Location within Norfolk | |
| OS grid reference | TM294971 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Norwich |
| Postcode district | NR15 |
| Dialling code | 01508 |
| UK Parliament | |
Kirstead Green is a village in the English county of Norfolk.
Kirstead Green is located 5.7 miles (9.2 km) north of Beccles and 7.7 miles (12.4 km) south-east of Norwich.
History
Kirstead's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for the green of the church steading.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Kirstead Green is listed alongside Kirstead.[2]
Governance
Kirstead Green is part of the electoral ward of Brooke for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.
The village's national constituency is South Norfolk which has been represented by the Labour's Ben Goldsborough MP since 2024.
External links
Media related to Kirstead Green at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Kirstead | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 9 June 2025.