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Burnham Thorpe
All Saints' Church
Burnham Thorpe is located in Norfolk
Burnham Thorpe
Burnham Thorpe
Location within Norfolk
Area9.56 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population131 (2021)
• Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF855412
Civil parish
  • Burnham Thorpe
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE31
Dialling code01328
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°56′10″N 0°45′36″E / 52.936°N 0.760°E / 52.936; 0.760

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.[1]

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.[2]

History

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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.[3]

Horatio Nelson was born at the village rectory in 1758. He is proudly remembered in the village, with multiple monuments erected in his honour. The rectory where he was born has since been demolished, with its site being marked by a roadside plaque.[4]

The village's public house was built in 1637 and was known as The Plough until 1798 when it was renamed The Lord Nelson in honour of the victory at the Battle of the Nile. Nelson held a dinner here for the men of the village prior to his departure to join HMS Agamemnon.[5] The pub survives and is operated by Woodforde's Brewery.[6]

Burnhamthorpe Road in Toronto and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada was named after Burnham Thorpe, the homeplace of settler, John Abelson.[7]

Birthplace of Nelson, now demolished; the Rectory, Burnham Thorpe

All Saints' Church

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Burnham Thorpe's parish church is on the site of a church which was recorded in the Domesday Book.[8] The present building has an arcade dating from the 13th century, aisles from the 14th century and the clerestorey, north porch and chancel date from the 15th century. A bell tower of three stages at the west end also dates from the 15th century. The church is a Grade I listed building.[9]

The church boasts several memorials to both Nelson and his father, Edmund Nelson. It has a large stone font in which Nelson was baptised.[10]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Burnham Thorpe (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ All Saints
  3. ^ "Burnham Thorpe | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Burnham Thorpe". norfolkcoast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
  5. ^ "THE LORD NELSON PUBLIC HOUSE, Burnham Thorpe - 1273705 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Pub | The Lord Nelson | Burnham Thorpe". The Lord Nelson. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Burnhamthorpe – Heritage Mississauga". Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Parish Summary: Burnham Thorpe". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Norfolk Historic Environment Service. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  9. ^ "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, Burnham Thorpe - 1239270 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  11. ^ "The Raison being". Great British Life. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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