East Beckham Explained

Official Name:East Beckham
Country:England
Region:East of England
Static Image Name:East Beckham Gur Beck 25th October 2007.JPG
Static Image Caption:Gur Beck in East Beckham
Population:35
Area Total Km2:3.04
Population Ref:(2001 census[1])
Os Grid Reference:TG160390
Coordinates:52.9123°N 1.2133°W
Post Town:Norwich
Postcode Area:NR
Postcode District:NR11
Dial Code:01263

East Beckham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[2] The village is north of Norwich, 5miles south-west of Cromer and north-east of London. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham, where access to the national rail network can be made via the Bittern Line to Norwich. The nearest Airport is Norwich International Airport. East Beckham is within the area covered by North Norfolk District Council. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100 and is included with civil parish of West Beckham.

The villages name means 'Becca's homestead/village' or perhaps, 'Becca's hemmed-in land'. 'East' to distinguish from West Beckham.

Gresham Family

James Gresham (1442–1497), Lord of the Manor of East Beckham, was the grandfather of the Sir John Gresham who founded Gresham's School[3] in 1555 and the great-grandfather of the Sir Thomas Gresham who established Gresham College and the Royal Exchange in the City of London.

References

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/East%20Beckham

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes
  2. OS Explorer Map 252 – Norfolk Coast East. .
  3. I Will Plant Me a Tree: an Illustrated History of Gresham's School by S. G. G. Benson & Martin Crossley Evans (James & James, London, 2002)