Barsham, Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°52′20″N 0°50′00″E / 52.87213°N 0.83324°E / 52.87213; 0.83324

Barsham
Barsham  Barsham shown within Norfolk
Area	19.40 km2 (7.49 sq mi)
Population	253 (parish, 2001 census)
- Density	13 /km2 (34 /sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF9133
- London	117 miles
Parish	Barsham
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FAKENHAM
Postcode district	NR21
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Barsham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, and includes the villages of East Barsham, North Barsham, West Barsham and Houghton St Giles. The villages are all situated with 3 km of each other, about 5 km north of the town of Fakenham and 45 km north-west of the city of Norwich. The headwaters of the River Stiffkey flow through both East and North Barsham and Houghton St Giles.^[1]

Originally all four villages had their own parishes, but these were merged to create a single civil parish in 1935. This parish has an area of 19.4 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 253 in 115 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.^[2][3] The village is mainly now located along Water Lane, which runs parallel with the Stiffkey. The old village used to be located along West Barsham Road and ran from the old rectory to the railway (now disused). There are no shops in East Barsham; the White Horse Inn is the only pub, with Fieldview Guest House and the School Room being the only other accommodation for visitors.

The mediaeval pilgrimage centre of Walsingham lies only 2 km north of Houghton St Giles, and the Roman Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady or Slipper Chapel is actually located within the civil parish of Barsham. East Barsham Manor, in the village of East Barsham, is an important work of Tudor architecture.

References

• ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
• ^ Great Britain Historical GIS Project. Barsham CP Norfolk through time. Retrieved December 22, 2005.
• ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

External links

• Map sources for East Barsham.
• Map sources for North Barsham.
• Map sources for West Barsham.
• Map sources for Houghton St Giles.