Bircham Newton
| Bircham Newton | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 All Saints, Bircham Newton | |
  Bircham Newton Location within Norfolk | |
| OS grid reference | TF768338 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | King's Lynn |
| Postcode district | PE31 |
| Dialling code | 01485 |
| UK Parliament | |
Bircham Newton is the smallest of the three villages that make up the civil parish of Bircham, in the west of the English county of Norfolk. The village is located about 1 km north of the larger village of Great Bircham, 20 km north-east of the town of King's Lynn, and 60 km north-west of the city of Norwich.[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 487.[2] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Bircham.[3]
The villages name means 'Bircham's new farm/settlement'.[4]
Bircham Newton gave its name to an airfield, RAF Bircham Newton, that was in use through World War II and into the 1960s. From 1966[5] until 2020 the airfield was the home of the Construction Industry Training Board. In February 2020, the CITB announced it had sold its training provision to West Suffolk College, based in Bury St Edmunds, aiming to continue construction industry training provision at the site.[6]
War memorial
[edit]Bircham Newton's war memorial is located inside All Saints' church alongside a slightly damaged Roll of Honour. It lists the following names for the First World War:
- Lance-Corporal Reginald H. Cooper (1893–1917), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Jacob Osborne (1894–1918), 2/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
- ^ "Population statistics Bircham Newton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Bircham Newton AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "What is The Construction Industry Training Board?". Essential Site Skills. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ Lorenzato-Lloyd, Alice (24 February 2020). "CITB strikes deal to sell Bircham Newton home". Building. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Bircham Newton". Roll of Honour. 15 April 1919. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Map sources for Bircham Newton.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Bircham Newton.
- The Hauntings of Bircham Newton
- CITB Approved Training Provider
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