Roughton, Norfolk

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Roughton
The Parish Church
Roughton shown within Norfolk
Population	866 (parish, 2001 census)
OS grid reference	TG220320
- London	134 miles
Parish	Roughton
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CROMER
Postcode district	NR11
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°52′57″N 1°17′53″E / 52.8824, 1.29803

Roughton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 3.7 miles south of Cromer, 19.6 miles north of Norwich and 6.5 miles north-west of North Walsham. The village straddles the A140 between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest railway station is at Roughton Road for the Bittern Line, which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. First Eastern Counties, Norfolk Green and Sanders all provide a regular bus services to Norwich, Sheringham, Cromer and Holt.

1 The Parish Church
2 The Einstein connection
3 References
4 External links

[edit] The Parish Church

Its church, St Mary, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

[edit] The Einstein connection

In September 1933, Albert Einstein was brought to live in a small hut on Roughton Heath after fleeing Nazi Germany. Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson MP offered Einstein a refuge in Norfolk before he travelled to the USA. While here, he was sculpted by Jacob Epstein.^[1] A blue plaque commemorating Einstein's stay can be found at the entrance of the New Inn public house in the village.^[1]

[edit] References

^ Blue plaques in Norfolk No.6 Retrieved January 09, 2008

^ BBC Norfolk

[edit] External links

v • d • e Civil Parishes of North Norfolk

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See also: South Norfolk • Great Yarmouth • Broadland • North Norfolk • King's Lynn and West Norfolk • Breckland