Great Bircham Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.861°N 0.6248°W
Os Grid Reference:TF768325
Official Name:Great Bircham
Static Image Name:UK Great Bircham.jpg
Static Image Width:180
Static Image Caption:Signpost in Great Bircham
Region:East of England
Postcode District:PE31
Postcode Area:PE
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Great Bircham is the largest of the three villages that make up the civil parish of Bircham, in the west of the English county of Norfolk. The village is located about half a mile south of the village of Bircham Newton, the same distance west of the village of Bircham Tofts,12 miles north-east of the town of King's Lynn, and 38 miles north-west of the city of Norwich.The King's Head is a hotel and bar. In 1931 the parish had a population of 327.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Bircham.[2]

The villages name means 'homestead/village with newly broken ground'.[3]

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  1. Web site: Population statistics Great Bircham AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 2 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Relationships and changes Great Bircham AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 2 October 2022.
  3. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Great%20Bircham