Bircham
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This article is about the civil parish in Norfolk. For other uses, see Bircham (disambiguation).
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 12 miles (20 km) north-east of the town of King's Lynn and 37 miles (60 km) north-west of the city of Norwich.
The civil parish has an area of 9.58 sq miles (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.
[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