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{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.68430|1.44730|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference = TG331152
| official_name = Woodbastwick
| population = 399
| population_ref = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130879&c=Woodbastwick&d=16&e=62&g=6448354&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1471273552516&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=15 August 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 19.04
| shire_district = [[Broadland]]
| shire_county = [[Norfolk]]
| region = East of England
| civil_parish = Woodbastwick
| constituency_westminster = [[Broadland (UK Parliament constituency)|Broadland]]
| postcode_district = NR13
| postcode_area = NR
| post_town = NORWICH
| dial_code = 
| london_distance = 
| static_image_name = Woodbastwick Village Green - geograph.org.uk - 126894.jpg
| static_image_caption = Woodbastwick Village Green
}}

'''Woodbastwick''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ʊ|d|b|ae|s|t|w|I|k}} {{respell|WUUD|bast|wik}}) is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] [[county]] of [[Norfolk]]. It is located on the [[River Bure]] between [[Cockshoot Broad]] and [[Salhouse Broad]] and is [[The Broads]] and close to [[Bure Marshes National Nature Eeserve]]. The city of [[Norwich]] lies {{convert|10|km}} to the south-west.<ref>Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. {{ISBN|0-319-23769-9}}.</ref> The civil parish also includes the villages of [[Ranworth]] and Panxworth.

The village name relates to [[bast (biology)|bast]], a pliable substance found under the bark of the [[tilia|lime]] tree. [[Denmark|Danish]] and [[Saxon people|Saxon]] invaders used bast as a form of binding to tie leggings and other items. As a consequence, Woodbastwick's [[village sign]] shows two invaders tying their leggings.

The village contains thatched houses set around a village green, and the Church of St Fabian and St Sebastian, which is also thatched. The [[Woodforde's Brewery]] is located in the village and produces [[cask ale]]s such as ''Wherry Bitter'', ''Nelson's Revenge'', ''Norfolk Nog'' and ''Headcracker''.

The civil parish has an area of {{convert|19.04|km2|abbr=on}} and in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] had a population of 362 in 157 households, increasing to a population of 399 in 168 households at the 2011 Census.   For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Broadland]].<ref>Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). ''[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls |date=2017-02-11 }}''. Retrieved 2 December 2005.</ref> [[Woodbastwick Hall]] is the seat of the [[John Cator|Cator]] family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/norfolk_s_high_sheriff_henry_cator_launches_charity_in_event_at_woodbastwick_hall_1_1705347|title=Norfolk's High Sheriff Henry Cator launches charity in event at Woodbastwick Hall|publisher=EDP24|date=23 November 2012|access-date=10 August 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Woodbastwick}}
{{oscoor gbx|TG331152}}.
*[http://broadsideparishes.org.uk/ Woodbastwick Church and the Broadside Benefice Parishes]
*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/w/woodbastwick/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Woodbastwick.
*[http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/location_norfolk/vp_woodbastwick.htm NorfolkCoast.co.uk] on Woodbastwick.

{{Civil Parishes of Broadland}}

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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Broadland]]