Towns & cities · East Midlands
Great Massingham
Great Massingham — village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Great Massingham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 17 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 886 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.7743°, 0.6648°.
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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
Great Massingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Great Massingham is located 11 miles (18 km) east of King's Lynn and 28 miles (45 km) north-west of Norwich.
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Background
History
Great Massingham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the village of Maessa's people. In the Domesday Book, Great and Little Massingham are recorded together as a settlement of 117 households in the hundred of Freebridge. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of King William I, William de Warenne, William d'Ecouis, Count Eustace of Boulogne, Roger Bigod of Norfolk, Reginald, son of Ivo and Eudo, son of Spirewic. In 1260, an Augustinian Priory was founded in the village which was eventually dissolved in 1583. Massingham Railway Station opened in 1879 as part of the Lynn and Fakenham Railway. The station closed in 1966. During the Second World…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7743, 0.6648
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Parish
- Great Massingham
- Postcode
- PE32 2HY
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Population
- 886
Sources
- wikidata: Q1866436 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Massingham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: UK GreatMassingham.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Massingham?
- Great Massingham is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode PE32 2HY), in the parish of Great Massingham.
- Is Great Massingham a protected site?
- Yes — Great Massingham is part of the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Great Massingham free to visit?
- Yes, Great Massingham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Great Massingham?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE32 2HY. It sits within the North West Norfolk parliamentary constituency.