- Baconsthorpe
Infobox UK place
official_name=Baconsthorpe
country= England
region= East of England
shire_district=North Norfolk
shire_county=Norfolk
civil_parish= Baconsthorpe CP
static_
static_image_caption =Saint Mary parish church, Baconsthorpe, Norfolk
population= 232 (parish, 2001 census)
population_density=
os_grid_reference= TG120370
latitude= 52.88964
longitude= 1.15369
post_town= HOLT
postcode_area= NR
postcode_district= NR25
dial_code= 01263
constituency_westminster=
london_distance= convert|130|mi|kmBaconsthorpe is a
village andcivil parish in the Englishcounty ofNorfolk . It is 8 km south ofSheringham and 32 km north ofNorwich .cite journal | author = Ordnance Survey | date = 2002 | journal = OS Explorer Map | volume = 252 | title = Norfolk Coast East | id = ISBN 0-319-21888-0 ]The civil parish has an area of 5.53 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 232 in 105 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of
North Norfolk .cite web | publisher = Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council | date = 2001 | url = http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls | format = XLS | title = Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes | accessdate = 2005-12-02 ]Notable residents
*Sir Christopher Heydon - soldier and writer on
astrology References
External links
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/b/baconsthorpe/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Baconsthorpe.
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