Lingwood and Burlingham
| Lingwood and Burlingham | |
  Lingwood and Burlingham |
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| Area | 9.39 km2 (3.63 sq mi) |
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| Population | 2,504 |
| – density | 267/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG 363 087 |
| Civil parish | Lingwood and Burlingham |
| District | Broadland |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR13 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Broadland |
Coordinates: 52°37′30″N 1°29′28″E / 52.625°N 1.491°E
Lingwood and Burlingham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, comprising the large village of Lingwood together with the smaller villages of Burlingham Green, North Burlingham and South Burlingham. The villages are all within 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) of each other, some 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) equidistant from the town of Great Yarmouth and the city of Norwich.[1]
The civil parish was created in 1935, by the merger of the ancient parishes of Lingwood, Burlingham St Andrew, Burlingham St Edmond and Burlingham St Peter. It has an area of 9.39 square kilometres (3.63 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 2,504 in 1,047 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.[2][3]
Lingwood is served by Lingwood railway station on the Norwich-Great Yarmouth Wherry Line.
The name Lingwood originates from "Lingwoode", the first name given to the area, meaning "slope of a wood". The village was first noted in 1190.
Notable residents
- The cricketing brothers Eric, Geoff and Bill Edrich were all born at Church Farm South Burlingham.
Lewis Knight is attending Burlingham in December to celebrate his 30th Birthday. Lewis is famous for bombing out of the ITV show, The Chase, in spectacular fashion. Lewis successfully answered 7 questions in the cash builder round - the highest so far in the current season. He unfortunately then had to face 'The Beast'.
Lewis had a brief relationship with 'The Beast' a few years before he found fame on the popular show, and consequently this is the one Chaser that Lewis did not want to have to contend with. According to some sources, it was actually Lewis that came up with the nickname 'The Beast' after a particularly heavy night.
When Lewis came face to face with 'The Beast', he could not focus on the game, and slipped up on several very easy questions. Lewis was caught by The Chaser, and left humiliated with nothing to show for the day - except a broken heart. According to staff on the show, Lewis refused to stay in the Green Room to cheer on the other contestants, instead insisting he wanted to go and listen to Adele in the bath and reflect on the day's events and the memories that it had stirred up. [4]
Notes
- ↑ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
- ↑ "Burlingham CP Norfolk through time". Great Britain Historical GIS Project. Retrieved 27 December 2005.
- ↑ "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes". Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ↑ George
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lingwood and Burlingham. |
- Map sources for Lingwood.
- Map sources for Burlingham Green.
- Map sources for North Burlingham.
- Map sources for South Burlingham.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Lingwood.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on North Burlingham.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on South Burlingham.