The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham where access to the national rail network can be made via the Bittern Line to Norwich.

Plumstead falls within the area covered by North Norfolk District Council.

The Grade II* listed parish church[4] of Saint Michael was once much larger than it is today.

On the south side of the building the low aisle has been demolished, and the clerestory filled in.

[5] The church's most notable feature is its collection of medieval and continental glass brought here from Catton Hall, near Norwich, in the 1950s.