Bracon Ash
# Bracon Ash

Bracon Ash is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England.

## History

Bracon Ash's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and refers to a place with abundant bracken and ash.

In the Domesday Book, Bracon Ash is recorded as being made of 15 households which belonged to Roger Bigod.

## Politics

According to the 2001 United Kingdom national census, the Bracon Ash and Hethel Parish covered an area of 9.84 $km^2$ and had a population of 446 people, spread between 171 households.. The population at the 2011 census had increased to 460.

## Places of Interest

St Nicholas Church, with no tower, is Grade 1 listed, like most other churches in South Norfolk, in the Domesday Book of 1086, with a church and a rectory.

Centered around the Grade II listed war memorial most of the amenities have been converted into housing including a Bakery, Post-Office, School.

England's smallest official nature reserve Hethel Thorn is accessed from the west of the village.

The children's play-park attracts visitors from the neighboring villages due to its excellent facilities and quiet location.

Bracon Ash Common is a small area of woodland and ponds running adjacent to Mergate Lane.

A public sculpture of 'Bracon Ash Village Sign' is located opposite the village hall. Designed by Jonathan Stevens as a project whilst studying at Wymondham College in 1994.

The B1113 road runs through the village, which is about 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) south of the city of Norwich.

## War Memorial

* Private Albert E. Chilestone (d.1916), 13th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
* Private Arthur Canham (1898-1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
* Private E. Dye (1895-1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
* Private Arthur Devereux (1896-1915), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
* Rifleman Wilfred R. Stackyard (1899-1918), 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
* E. Bunn
* G. Hammond
* J. Hammond
* B. Howlett
* F. Loveday
* F. Mallett
* H. Norman
* R. Peel
* W. Peel
* E. Smith
