Repps with Bastwick
Repps with Bastwick is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It comprises the adjacent villages of Bastwick and Repps, which are situated some north-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and north-east of the city of Norwich. The parish borders the River Thurne and Bastwick is at the south end of the bridge which carries the A149 road over that river to the village of Potter Heigham. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 401 in 172 households, the population reducing to 391 in the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. The church of Repps-with-Bastwick St Peter is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. Toponymy The name 'Repps' is uncertain 'Strips of land' or perhaps, 'district/community'. The name 'Bastwick' means 'Bast specialised farm'. War Memorial Repps-with-Bastwick's War Memorial is a stone cross located in St. Peter's Churchyard. It holds the following names for the First World War: Able-Seaman Edgar J. Mitchell (1886-1916), S.S. Zoroaster Lance-Corporal George S. Dack (1894-1918), 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers Deckhand Samuel Johnson (1885-1916), H.M. Trawler Cantatrice Engineman William R. King (1889-1916),