Great Bircham
Human settlement in England
52°51′39″N 0°37′29″E / 52.86095°N 0.62476°E / 52.86095; 0.62476 Great Bircham is the largest of the three villages that make up the civil parish of Bircham, in the west of the English county of Norfolk. The village is located about half a mile south of the village of Bircham Newton, the same distance west of the village of Bircham Tofts,12 miles north-east of the town of King's Lynn, and 38 miles north-west of the city of Norwich.[1] The King's Head is a hotel and bar. In 1931 the parish had a population of 327.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Bircham.[2]
The villages name means 'homestead/village with newly broken ground'.[3]
See also
- Great Bircham Windmill
- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Great Bircham
References
- ^ "Population statistics Great Bircham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Great Bircham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Great%20Bircham
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
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