Burnham Norton
Coordinates: 52°57′37″N 0°43′18″E / 52.96037°N 0.72162°E
| Burnham Norton | |
 Burnham Norton St. Margaret |
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 Burnham Norton
Burnham Norton shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 14.27 km2 (5.51 sq mi) |
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| Population | 76 |
| - Density | 5 /km2 (13 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF829438 |
| Civil parish | Burnham Norton |
| District | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE31 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Burnham Norton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Burnham Norton is one of the Burnhams, a group of adjacent villages in North Norfolk. It is situated, on the A149, some 2 km north of the larger village of Burnham Market, 10 km west of the small town of Wells-next-the-sea, 35 km north-east of the larger town of King's Lynn, and 60 km north-west of the city of Norwich.[1]
The civil parish has an area of 14.27 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 76 in 37 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[2]
The village is located close to the coast, and overlooks the tidal Norton Marshes and Scolt Head Island NNR.
[edit] Church of St Margaret
The church of Burnham Norton St Margaret is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk, and is a Grade I listed building. David Jamieson VC is buried in the churchyard, as is Diana, Princess of Wales's great aunt, Lady Margaret Douglas-Home. Richard Woodget, the master of the Cutty Sark is also buried here.
[edit] References
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
[edit] External links
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- Map sources for Burnham Norton.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Burnham Norton.
- Norfolkcoast.co.uk on Burnham Norton.
- Website with photos of Burnham Norton St. Margaret, a Round-tower church
