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Belton with Browston

Civil parish in Norfolk, England

Summary

Civil parish in Norfolk, England

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
label_position	left
os_grid_reference	TG 481 029
official_name	Belton with Browston
population	3,805
population_ref	(2011)
area_total_km2	8.36
static_image_name	Belton church.jpg
static_image_caption	Belton's medieval church
shire_district	Great Yarmouth
shire_county	Norfolk
region	East of England
civil_parish	Belton with Browston
postcode_district	NR31
postcode_area	NR
post_town	GREAT YARMOUTH
dial_code	01493

NOTOC

Belton with Browston is a civil parish in the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. Historically part of Suffolk, the parish consists of the villages of Belton and Browston Green, and is situated 5 mi south-west of Great Yarmouth and 6 mi north-west of Lowestoft.

The civil parish has an area of 8.36 km2 and at the 2001 census had a population of 4,098 in 1,589 households, the population reducing to 3,805 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish today falls within the borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. Prior to the Local Government Act 1972, the parish was within Lothingland Rural District in Suffolk.

History

The earliest evidence of human inhabitation is a flint axehead from the Palaeolithic period. Burgh Castle Roman Site was inhabited throughout the Roman Britain period.

Belton (as Beletun) and Browston (as Brockestuna) are both mentioned in Domesday Book. The population was probably around 50–60 in each of the villages.

During the medieval period, Belton and Browston were agricultural communities, and evidence has indicated that Browston could have been the larger of the two during this time. There is no mention of a church in Belton at the time of Domesday book. The earliest record of the church is in the time of Henry I who ruled from 1100 to 1135. Judging by architectural style, the current church building dates form the 1300s with major restoration work taking place from 1837 Rev Revd Francis Howes and his family. The tower was rebuilt in 1849. Belton continued as a small farming community and in 1858, Belton Station was opened, giving the village a railway link to Great Yarmouth. This helped the local farming industry as Belton became a market gardening centre.

Belton Common was used by the Suffolk Regiment for military and training purposes during World War I.

After 1950 the population of the village increased greatly, especially during the rapid expansion of the 1970s. On 26 September 1990 the parish was renamed from "Belton" to "Belton with Browston".

Notable people

John Mills, actor. Spent his early years in Belton as his father was the headmaster of the village school. He recalled on Desert Island Discs many years later that his first public performance was in a concert in the village institute organised by his father.
Jessica-Jane Applegate, paralympic swimmer. A gold postbox close to the Tavern pub in the village recognises her Paralympic Gold in 2012.

References

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