Great Bircham is the largest of the three villages that make up the civil parish of Bircham, in the west of the English county of Norfolk. The village is located about half a mile south of the village of Bircham Newton, the same distance west of the village of Bircham Tofts,12 miles north-east of the town of King's Lynn, and 38 miles north-west of the city of Norwich.[1] The King's Head is a hotel and bar. In 1931 the parish had a population of 327.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Bircham.[2]

Great Bircham
Signpost in Great Bircham
Great Bircham is located in Norfolk
Great Bircham
Great Bircham
Location within Norfolk
OS grid referenceTF768325
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKing's Lynn
Postcode districtPE31
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°51′39″N 0°37′29″E / 52.86095°N 0.62476°E / 52.86095; 0.62476
Bircham Windmill, Great Bircham

The villages name means 'homestead/village with newly broken ground'.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Population statistics Great Bircham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Relationships and changes Great Bircham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  3. ^ http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Great%20Bircham [bare URL]
  • ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
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