- Titchwell
Titchwell is a
village andcivil parish in the Englishcounty ofNorfolk . It is situated on the north Norfolk coast some 2 km west of the village ofBrancaster , 9 km north-east of the seaside resort ofHunstanton , 30 km north of the town ofKing's Lynn and 70 km north-west of the city ofNorwich .Ordnance Survey (2002). "OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West". ISBN 0-319-21886-4.]The civil parish has an area of 6.46 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 91 in 47 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of
King's Lynn and West Norfolk .Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ". RetrievedDecember 2 ,2005 .]The village is renowned for its
RSPB reserve at Titchwell Marsh, an area of salt and freshwater marsh that extends along the coast towards Brancaster. It also has a Norman Church with an unusualspire and a smallnature reserve that has been established in achalk pit that had been used as a rubbish dump.Titchwell used to have two pubs, but one of them, "The Three Horseshoes" has now been converted into apartments for the use of holidaymakers and investors. The village also has an
obelisk at its centre, this would have been a marker point and meeting place for travellers and pilgrims.References
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*oscoor|TF760437_region:GB_scale:100000|Map sources for Titchwell.
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/t/titchwell/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Titchwell.
* [http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/location_norfolk/vp_titchwell.htm Information from NorfolkCoast.co.uk] on Titchwell.
* [http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Karte/A2/Titchwell_St_Mary/titchwell_st_mary.html Website with photos of Titchwell St. Mary] , aRound-tower church
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