Burnham Market is an English village and civil parish near the north coast of Norfolk. It is one of the Burnhams, a group of three adjacent villages that were merged: Burnham Sutton, Burnham Ulph and Burnham Westgate. In 2022, Burnham Market was rated among the "20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland" by Condé Nast Traveler in 2020.[1]
St. Mary's Church St. Mary's Church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus. St. Mary's was significantly remodelled in the fourteenth, fifteenth and nineteenth centuries and is currently listed building. The church bells date to the seventeenth century.[8]
All Saints' Church All Saints' Church is of Norman origin and was heavily remodelled in the fourteenth century, with further minor adjustments being made in the nineteenth century.[9]
St. Henry Walpole Catholic Church Burnham Market's Catholic Church was constructed in 1959 and is dedicated to Saint Henry Walpole, an Elizabethan Catholic martyr.[10] The church conducts weekly Mass on a Friday and Sunday.[11]
Burnham Market Village Plan, with detailed Ordnance Survey map
Information from Genuki Norfolk on Burnham Market.
April 18, 2024
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Burnham Market is an English village and civil parish near the north coast of Norfolk It is one of the Burnhams a group of three adjacent villages that were merged Burnham Sutton Burnham Ulph and Burnham Westgate In 2022 Burnham Market was rated among the 20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland by Conde Nast Traveler in 2020 1 Burnham MarketSt Mary s parish churchBurnham MarketLocation within NorfolkArea18 43 km2 7 12 sq mi Population877 2011 Census Density48 km2 120 sq mi OS grid referenceTF834422Civil parishBurnham MarketDistrictKing s Lynn and West NorfolkShire countyNorfolkRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townKings LynnPostcode districtPE31Dialling code01328PoliceNorfolkFireNorfolkAmbulanceEast of EnglandUK ParliamentNorth West NorfolkList of places UK England Norfolk 52 56 45 N 0 43 41 E 52 94584 N 0 72815 E 52 94584 0 72815The village greenThe Hoste Arms Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Churches 4 Notable residents 5 References 6 External linksGeography editAccording to the 2011 census Burnham Market had a population of 877 people 2 which fell to 724 people by the 2021 census 3 The parish belongs to the district of King s Lynn and West Norfolk 4 History edit nbsp Burnham Market in the district of King s Lynn and West NorfolkBurnham Market s name is of Anglo Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for settlement on the River Burn where there is a market 5 nbsp A map of Burnham from 1946In 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 nbsp St Henry Walpole Catholic Church Burnham Market in the Diocese of East Anglia nbsp Burnham MarketBurnham Westgate Hall is a Grade II listed country house 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 6 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 Baroness Rawlings 7 Churches editBurnham Market is home to several churches St Mary s Church St Mary s Church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Mary mother of Jesus St Mary s was significantly remodelled in the fourteenth fifteenth and nineteenth centuries and is currently listed building The church bells date to the seventeenth century 8 All Saints Church All Saints Church is of Norman origin and was heavily remodelled in the fourteenth century with further minor adjustments being made in the nineteenth century 9 St Henry Walpole Catholic Church Burnham Market s Catholic Church was constructed in 1959 and is dedicated to Saint Henry Walpole an Elizabethan Catholic martyr 10 The church conducts weekly Mass on a Friday and Sunday 11 Notable residents editAnne Elliot English writer and novelist 12 Emma Elliot English writer and novelist Sir Mordaunt Martin British nobleman Sir Roger Martin British nobleman Baroness Patricia Rawlings British politician and antiquarianReferences editConstructs such as ibid loc cit and idem are discouraged by Wikipedia s style guide for footnotes as they are easily broken Please improve this article by replacing them with named references quick guide or an abbreviated title January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 20 most beautiful villages in the UK and Ireland CN Traveller 20 October 2020 Retrieved 11 January 2024 City Population 2022 Retrieved November 14 2022 https www citypopulation de en uk eastofengland norfolk E34001083 burnham market Ibid Office for National Statistics amp Norfolk County Council 2001 Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Retrieved 18 October 2005 University of Nottingham 2022 Retrieved November 14 2022 http kepn nottingham ac uk map place Norfolk Burnham 20Thorpe Zoopla 2022 Retrieved November 14 2022 http content zoopla co uk 8d868de37420be36aa190e87943429e002edea82 pdf Country Life 2011 Retrieved November 14 2022 https www countrylife co uk property country houses for sale and property news an exceptional country estate in norfolk 17593 Rose E 1986 Retrieved November 15 2022 https www heritage norfolk gov uk record details MNF1767 St Mary 27s Church Burnham Westgate amp Index 1581 amp RecordCount 61672 amp SessionID d75d4e70 ea75 437f 86a7 c4767a1d3221 Rose E 1981 Retrieved November 15 2022 https www heritage norfolk gov uk record details MNF1759 All Saints 27 Church Burnham Ulph amp Index 1571 amp RecordCount 57339 amp SessionID 19cf8f97 c96e 45e6 adf6 70d1eebf1275 Knott S 2005 Retrieved November 15 2022 http www norfolkchurches co uk burnhamrc burnhamrc htm Catholic Parish of Walsingham 2022 Retrieved November 15 2022 https www catholicparishofwalsingham org st henry walpole burnham market Bassett T 2022 Retrieved November 15 2022 http www victorianresearch org atcl show author php aid 444External links edit nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Burnham Market nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Burnham Market Map sources for Burnham Market Burnham Market Village Plan with detailed Ordnance Survey map Information from Genuki Norfolk on Burnham Market Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Burnham Market amp oldid 1196135190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
