Bruisyard

Bruisyard
St Peter's Church
Bruisyard is located in Suffolk
Bruisyard
Bruisyard
Location within Suffolk
Population175 (2011)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSaxmundham
Postcode districtIP17
Dialling code01728
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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UK
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Suffolk
52°14′45″N 1°24′26″E / 52.24596°N 1.407344°E / 52.24596; 1.407344

Bruisyard is a village in the valley of the River Alde in the county of Suffolk, England. The village had a population of around 175 at the 2011 census.[1]

Bruisyard's name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Buresiart. The name is believed to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon term, gebūres geard, meaning "peasant's yard or enclosure".

  1. ^ Bruisyard, Bruisyard Parish Council. Retrieved 2017-12-04.