Bircham

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Bircham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It includes the three villages of Great Bircham, Bircham Newton and Bircham Tofts. The parish is located about 20 km north-east of the town of King's Lynn and 60 km north-west of the city of Norwich.^[1]

The civil parish has an area of 24.82 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 586 in 210 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.^[2]

[edit] References

• ^  Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
• ^  Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

[edit] External links

• Map sources for Bircham.
• History of Great Bircham windmill

Coordinates: 52.86258° N 0.63229° E