Burnham Deepdale
Village in Norfolk, England
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Burnham Deepdale is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brancaster, in the English county of Norfolk. It is 18 miles (29 km) north-east of King's Lynn and 35 miles (56 km) north-west of Norwich. The village is along the A149 road between King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth and overlooks Brancaster Manor marshlands.
| Burnham Deepdale | |
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St Mary's Church | |
  Burnham Deepdale Location within Norfolk | |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE31 |
| Dialling code | 01485 |
| UK Parliament | |
History
Burnham Deepdale's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a settlement along the River Burn with a deep valley.[1] The village is listed in the Domesday Book as a settlement of four households in the hundred of Brothercross. It was part of the estates of Roger Bigod.[2]
In 1931 the parish had a population of 81.[3] This was the last time separate population statistics were recorded for Burnham Deepdale and on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Brancaster.[4]
St Mary's Church
Burnham Deepdale's church is dedicated to Saint Mary and is one of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. The church is on the A149 and is Grade II listed.[5] The church was significantly remodelled in the 1870s by Frederick Preedy but still retains some of its medieval stained-glass windows. The church has a stoned carved font which has been called "one of Norfolk's most remarkable" and a carved altarpiece by Walter Tapper dating from 1932.[6]
Notable people
- Rupert Everett (b.1959), actor, born in Burnham Deepdale.
