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Burnham Thorpe
Burnham Thorpe — village in Norfolk, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wells-on-Sea · 7.2 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Burnham Thorpe is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 10 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 131 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Norfolk, UK". Coordinates: 52.9360°, 0.7600°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Burnham Thorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 19 miles (31 km) north-east of King's Lynn and 31 miles (50 km) north-west of Norwich and is one of the seven Norfolk Burnhams. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 131, a slight decrease from 144 at the 2011 census. The village is notable for being the birthplace of Admiral Horatio Nelson, victor at the Battle of Trafalgar and one of Britain's greatest heroes. At the time of his birth, Nelson's father, Edmund Nelson, was rector of the church in Burnham Thorpe.
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Background
History
In the Domesday Book, Burnham Thorpe is listed as a settlement of 58 households in the hundred of Gallow. The village was divided between the estates of William de Warenne and Robert de Verly. At the time of Domesday, the parishes of the hundreds of Brothercross and Gallow "were strangely intermixed". The boundaries between Brothercross and Gallow hundreds were eventually changed to eliminate exclaves by placing the parishes of Burnham-Deepdale, Burnham-Norton, Burnham-Overy, Burnham Sutton-cum-Burnham Ulph, Burnham-Thorpe, Burnham-Westgate, North Creake, South Creake and Waterden in Brothercross and all other parishes in Gallows. Burnham Thorpe was within the hundred of Brothercross on an…
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- Coordinates
- 52.9360, 0.7600
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Parish
- Burnham Thorpe
- Postcode
- PE31 8HN
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Population
- 131
- Nearest railway station
- Wells-on-Sea — 7.2 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1016788 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Burnham Thorpe (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Burnham-Thorpe-church-All-Saints.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burnham Thorpe?
- Burnham Thorpe is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode PE31 8HN), in the parish of Burnham Thorpe.
- Is Burnham Thorpe a protected site?
- Yes — Burnham Thorpe is part of the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Burnham Thorpe free to visit?
- Yes, Burnham Thorpe is free to enter.
- How do I get to Burnham Thorpe?
- The nearest railway station is Wells-on-Sea, about 7.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PE31 8HN.