Bawsey
Village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk
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Bawsey is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the town of King's Lynn and 40 miles (64 km) west of the city of Norwich.[1][2] The village sits astride of the B1145 King's Lynn to Mundesley road that dissects North Norfolk west to east.
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| Bawsey | |
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The ruins of St James' Church | |
  Bawsey Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 6.81 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
| Population | 216 (2011) |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF680198 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE32 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
The civil parish has an area of 6.81 square kilometres (2.63 sq mi) and in the 2011 census had a population of 216 in 105 households.[3] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[4] It forms part of the North West Norfolk constituency in the House of Commons. Norfolk County Council is responsible for roads, some schools, and social services.[citation needed]
The church was dedicated to St James and has been in ruins since at least 1745. The building and its surrounding area were the subject of a live dig by the Time Team programme in 1998. They determined it started life as a monastic settlement before becoming the parochial church of Bawsey; also during the weekend dig, the Norman arch under the former central tower was restored after it had collapsed some years before.[5]
