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Brandon is a small town and civil parish in the English county of Suffolk. It is in the Forest Heath local government district. Brandon is located in the Breckland area on the border of Suffolk with the adjoining county of Norfolk. Surrounded by Forestry Commission and agricultural land it is considered a rural town.
Brandon
According to EilertEkwall (The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names) the likely origin of the name is “Brandon, usually ‘hill where broom grows'”, the earliest known spelling being in the 11th century when the town, gradually expanding up and along the rising ground of the river valley, was called Bromdun.
From prehistoric times the area was mined for flint as can be seen at Grimes Graves, a popular Brandon tourist destination. Much more recently, the town was a major centre to produce gunflints.
The Domesday Book records that the manor of Brandon in 1086 had 25 households. In medieval times and beyond Brandon was renowned for its rabbit fur.
Brandon Great Fire 1789
On 14 May 1789, the town suffered a Great Fire, a report of which can be found at the Brandon Heritage Centre. While all the young men were away at a fair day in nearby Thetford, a fire caused by a lightning strike set fire to the surgeon’s house which quickly spread to the surrounding properties. Eleven houses were damaged and 8 of them were destroyed. The hardest hit was Francis Diggon, the saddler, who lost all his property and possessions, costing a total of 381 pounds, 2 shillings.