Brandon Parva is a settlement in the civil parish of Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne, in the South Norfolk district, in the English county of Norfolk. It is south-east of Dereham and west of Norwich.
History In the Domesday Book, Brandon Parva is recorded as a settlement of five households in the hundred of Forehoe. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Alan of Brittany.
On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Runhall. In 1931 the parish had a population of 111; in March 2011, the population is estimated to have been around 30.
Church The parish church, which is dedicated to All Saints, dates from the 15th century and is built in a perpendicular gothic style. The church was significantly restored in the 19th century, with stained-glass installed by Heaton, Butler and Bayne. The building is Grade II listed.
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