| Burnham Norton | |
|---|---|
 Burnham Norton St. Margaret | |
  Burnham Norton Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 14.27 km2 (5.51 sq mi) |
| Population | 173 (2011) |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF829438 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE31 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Burnham Norton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, one of the Burnhams, an adjacent group in the northernmost part of Norfolk, on the A149 some 2 km north of the larger village of Burnham Market, 35 km north-east of King's Lynn and 60 km north-west of Norwich.[1] "Burnham" means "Homestead/village on the River Burn" or perhaps, "hemmed-in land on the River Burn". "Norton", meaning "North farm/settlement", distinguishes it from the other Norfolk Burnhams.[2]
Inhabitants[edit]
The civil parish has an area of 14.27 km.2 In the 2001 census it had a population of 76 in 37 households.[3] The 2011 census population of 173 was estimated at 156 in 2019.[4]
For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[5]
The village is located close to the coast, and overlooks the tidal Norton Marshes and Scolt Head Island NNR.
Church of St Margaret[edit]
The church of Burnham Norton St Margaret is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk, and is a Grade I listed building.[6]
David Jamieson VC is buried in the churchyard, as are Lady Margaret Douglas-Home, who was a great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Richard Woodget, master of the Cutty Sark.
References[edit]
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Parish population 2015". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ City Population. Retrieved February 2021.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ^ Moore, C.N. St Margaret's Church, Burnham Norton, with notes on its Rectors, the Carmelite Friary and Norton village, Seeley, Wells n.d. but 1978.
External links[edit]
- Map sources for Burnham Norton.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Burnham Norton.
- Norfolkcoast.co.uk on Burnham Norton.