Brundall's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and likely derives from the Old English for a small area of dry land with an abundance of broom.

[2] In 1874, Brundall was the location of the Thorpe rail accident, a major head-on collision between two railway locomotives which resulted in the deaths of 25 people.

[9] In 1961, a Royal Observer Corps post was built in Brundall in preparation for a possible nuclear attack.

As in other Broadland villages, the land lying directly adjacent to the river falls into the executive area of the Broads Authority.

[17] First Eastern Counties provides regular bus services to Norwich, Blofield Heath, Silfield and Lingwood on the Green Line routes.