Irstead is a village in the

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county of

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, England. The village is situated at Irstead Shoals, on the

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just south of

Barton Broad Barton Broad is a nature reserve north-east of Norwich in Norfolk. It is owned and managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Ant Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest and National Nature Reserve, and part of ...

, the second largest of the

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. The village forms part of the

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Barton Turf Barton Turf is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 20 km north-east of the city of Norwich, on the northwestern edge of Barton Broad, the second largest of the Norfolk Broads. In primary local government the ...

and the

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.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. . The villages name means 'Mud place'. Several of the village's buildings are reed-thatched, including in particular the very attractive St Michael's Church (right).

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Irstead

External links

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