Baconsthorpe
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| Baconsthorpe | |
  Baconsthorpe shown within Norfolk |
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| OS grid reference | |
|---|---|
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Baconsthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 8 km south of Sheringham and 32 km north of Norwich.[1]
The civil parish has an area of 5.53 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 232 in 105 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[2]
[edit] Notable residents
- Sir Christopher Heydon - soldier and writer on astrology
[edit] References
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). "Norfolk Coast East". OS Explorer Map 252. ISBN 0-319-21888-0.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes (XLS). Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved on 2005-12-02.
[edit] External links
- Map sources for Baconsthorpe
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Baconsthorpe.
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