Coordinates: 52°35′08″N 1°39′13″E / 52.58547°N 1.65365°E
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  Burgh Castle
Burgh Castle shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 6.76 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
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| Population | 955 |
| - Density | 141 /km2 (370 /sq mi) |
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| Parish | Burgh Castle |
| District | Great Yarmouth |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GREAT YARMOUTH |
| Postcode district | NR31 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Burgh Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the east bank of the River Waveney, near Great Yarmouth, some 6 km west of Great Yarmouth and within the Broads National Park.[1]
Burgh Castle is the site of Gariannonum, one of several Roman forts constructed to hold cavalry as a defence against Saxon raids up the rivers of the east and south coasts of southern Britain (the Saxon Shore). The fort is a very large rectangle with three of the tall massively built walls still extant; the fourth fell into what was once an estuary but is now a marsh. Breydon Water is all that is left of the estuary this fort once overlooked. The castle is freely open to the public. For more details see the Gariannonum article.
The church of Burgh Castle St Peter and St Paul is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.
The civil parish of Burgh Castle has an area of 6.76 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 955 in 376 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish today falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. However prior to the Local Government Act 1972, the parish was within Lothingland Rural District in Suffolk.[2][3]
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
- ^ Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 1 Part II Non-metropolitan counties.
External links
- Map sources for Burgh Castle.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Burgh Castle. (Not working 4 June 2006)
- http://www.norfarchtrust.org.uk/burgh/index.htm
- http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Postcard_From/burghcastle.asp
- http://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/pages/129-wall-of-burgh-castle/
- http://www.romanmap.com/htm/names/Burgh%20Castle.htm
- Website with photos of Burgh Castle St Peter and St Paul, a round-tower church
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/lsurpix/sets/72157606330194894/ Photos of the church and fort
- http://www.furseypilgrims.co.uk/who.htm Christian pilgrimage to Burgh Castle.
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