- Burnham Norton
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Coordinates: 52°57′37″N 0°43′18″E / 52.96037°N 0.72162°E
Burnham Norton
Burnham Norton St. Margaret
Burnham Norton shown within Norfolk
Area 14.27 km2 (5.51 sq mi) Population 76 - Density 5 /km2 (13 /sq mi) OS grid reference TF829438 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.
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.
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.
External links
- 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
Categories:- Villages in Norfolk
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Populated coastal places in Norfolk
- Civil parishes in Norfolk
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