Bawburgh

Coordinates: 52°38′00″N 1°11′00″E / 52.6333°N 1.1833°E / 52.6333; 1.1833

Bawburgh
Signpost in Bawburgh
Bawburgh  Bawburgh shown within Norfolk
Area	5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population	466
- Density	80 /km2 (210 /sq mi)
Parish	Bawburgh
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR9
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Bawburgh (pronounced /ˈbeɪbər/ or /ˈbɔbərə/)^[1] is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England, about 5 miles west of Norwich city centre. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 466. Bawburgh is very close to the relatively-new Norfolk & Norwich Hospital and the Bowthorpe Estate.

The name is first recorded as Bauenburc in 1086 and is from Old English 'stronghold of a man called Beawa.'^[2]

The mill at the centre of the village was the original site of the manufacture of Colman's mustard.

There is a pub called The King's Head.

Church of St Mary & St Walstan

Bawburgh St Mary and St Walstan

The church of Bawburgh St Mary and St Walstan is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. St Walstan's day is celebrated on an annual basis with a church service and walk to the nearby St Walstan's well. The church is a Grade I listed building.[1].

References

1. ^ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 12.
2. ^ A.D. Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names (Oxford UP, 2nd ed., 1998), p. 29.

External links

• Bawburgh News
• Website with photos of Bawburgh St Mary and St Walstan, a round-tower church
• Bawburgh Water Mill

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