Houghton Saint Giles

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Houghton Saint Giles
The parish church of Saint Giles, Houghton Saint Giles
Houghton Saint Giles shown within Norfolk
Population	224 (parish, 2001 census)
OS grid reference	TF9235
- London	118
Parish	Barsham
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Fakenham
Postcode district	NR 21
Dialling code	01328
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°53′07″N 0°51′28″E / 52.88536, 0.857714

Houghton Saint Giles is a village within the civil parish of Barsham which is in the English county of Norfolk.^[1] This village is one of four settlements that are within the parish of Barsham. The other villages are West Barsham, East Barsham and North Barsham. Houghton Saint Giles is 4.2 miles north of the town of Fakenham, 21.2 miles west of Cromer and 118 miles north of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

[edit] The Parish Church

The parish church of Saint Giles was rebuilt by William Eden Nestfield in 1877 and much of the building materials for the new church were re-cycled from an older church on the site. At the western end of the church there is a low tower with a pyramid cap. The nave and the chancel are under one tiled roof.^[2]

[edit] Reference

^ OS Explorer Map 24 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0 319 21726 4.
^ The Buildings of England, Norfolk 1, Norwich and North-east, by Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson, Church Description. ISBN 0 300 09607 0

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