Burnham Thorpe
| Burnham Thorpe | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 All Saints, Burnham Thorpe | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF855412 |
| Location: | 52°56’10"N, 0°45’36"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 144 (2011) |
| Post town: | King's Lynn |
| Postcode: | PE31 |
| Dialling code: | 01328 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North West Norfolk |
Burnham Thorpe is a small village in Norfolk, on the River Burn and standing near the sea coast.
This village is famous for being the birthplace of one of Britain's greatest heroes: Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, victor of many sea battles and finally, and fatally, his greatest triumph at the Battle of Trafalgar. At the time of his birth, Nelson's father, Edmund Nelson, was rector of the church in Burnham Thorpe.[1]
The house in which Nelson was born was demolished soon after his father's death, though the rectory that replaced it and the church at which his father preached can still be seen. The site of the former rectory is marked by a roadside plaque.[2]
The village's main 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. The pub survives to this day.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ All Saints
- ↑ "Burnham Thorpe". norfolkcoast.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927225409/http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/location_norfolk/vp_burnhamthorpe.htm.
