Burnham Market
| Burnham Market | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Burnham Market | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF834422 |
| Location: | 52°56’46"N, 0°43’41"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 724 (2021) |
| 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 Market is a village in the north of Norfolk, nineteen miles north-east of King's Lynn and thirty-two miles north-west of Norwich. It is part of a group of villages by Norfolk's north coast known as the Norfolk Burnhams, and Burnham Market itself was formed by the merging of three settlements: Burnham Sutton, Burnham Ulph, and Burnham Westgate.
The 2021 census recorded a population of 724.
The village was rated in 2020 among the "20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland" by Condé Nast Traveler.[1]
History
Burnham Westgate Hall was built in the 1780s by Sir John Soane for Thomas Pitt, 1st Baron Camelford. The Hall was built on the existing Polstede Hall, which had been built in the 1750s by Matthew Brettingham for Pinckney Wilkinson MP. The hall is a Grade II listed building. In 1933, the Hall passed to the Royal British Legion and after the Second World War it was used as an old people's home. From 1990 onwards, it has become the private residence of Patricia Rawlings, Baroness Rawlings.[2]
In 1952, the West Norfolk Junction Railway, which ran through the village, was closed. This railway had linked with Holkham, Wells-next-the-Sea, Hunstanton and Kings Lynn. The station still stands on the road to North Creake.
Churches
- Church of England:
- All Saints
- St Mary's
- Roman Catholic: St Henry Walpole
St Mary's is of Norman origin. It was significantly remodelled in the 14th, 15th and 19th centuries and is a Grade II listed building. The church bells date to the 17th century.[3]
All Saints' Church is also of Norman origin and was heavily remodelled in the 14th century, with further minor alterations in the 19th century.[4]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Burnham Market) |
References
- ↑ "The 20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland" (in en-GB). 2020-10-20. https://www.cntraveller.com/gallery/beautiful-villages-uk.
- ↑ "An exceptional country estate in Norfolk" (in en). 2011-06-02. https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/country-houses-for-sale-and-property-news/an-exceptional-country-estate-in-norfolk-17593.
- ↑ "St-Mary's-Church-Burnham-Westgate - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details.
- ↑ "All-Saints'-Church-Burnham-Ulph - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details.
| The Norfolk Burnhams |
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Burnham Deepdale • Burnham Norton • Burnham Overy • Burnham Sutton • Burnham Thorpe • Burnham Ulph • Burnham Westgate |