Burnham Overy
Burnham Overy | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | KING'S LYNN | |
Postcode district | PE31 | |
Police | Norfolk | |
Fire | Norfolk | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
Burnham Overy is a civil parish on the north coast of Norfolk, England. In modern times a distinction is often made between the two settlements of Burnham Overy Town, the original village adjacent to the medieval parish church and now reduced to a handful of houses, and Burnham Overy Staithe, a rather larger hamlet about 1-mile (1.6 km) away and next to the creek-side harbour.
The civil parish has an area of 8.92 km2 and in the
Etymology
The villages name means 'Homestead/village on the River Burn' or perhaps, 'hemmed-in land on the River Burn'. 'Overy', meaning 'Over the river', was added to distinguish it from the other Burnhams in Norfolk.[3]
Location
Burnham Overy lies between the larger village of Burnham Market, less than 1-mile (1.6 km) to the west, and Holkham, some 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east. The larger town of King’s Lynn is 20 miles (32 km) to the south-west (with the closest railway station), whilst the city of Norwich is 30 miles (48 km) to the south-east.
History
Burnham Thorpe, the birthplace of Horatio, Admiral Lord Nelson, lies 1-mile (1.6 km) to the south-east. According to various letters and documents, Nelson learned to row and sail a dinghy at Burnham Overy Staithe, at the age of 10, two years before joining the Navy. The village’s only pub is called “The Hero” in his honour.
Historically Burnham Overy was the port for the surrounding villages of
Between Burnham Overy Staithe and the sea, the river spreads out into multiple
To the east of the Burnham Overy creek, the former salt marshes between dry land and the sand dunes have been reclaimed to form fresh water meadows, part of the Holkham estate. A one-and-a-half-mile (2.4 km) long footpath links Burnham Overy Staithe to the sand-dunes and beach, running along the crest of the embankment which protects these water meadows from the creek.[5]
Notable residents
- Robert Austin, artist and engraver
- Richard Woodget, Captain of the Cutty Sark
In popular culture
In Joan G. Robinson's 1967 book When Marnie Was There, the villages of Little Overton and Barnham are based upon Burnham Overy, especially the key locations of the staithe and the windmill.
Leith House Orchards, a family-run plum, greengage and damson orchard, was featured in January 2023, in BBC Two's The Hairy Bikers Go Local.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes". Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council. 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2005.
- ^ http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Burnham%20Overy
- ^ Burnham Overy Staithe Harbour Trust. Information display at the Staithe.
- ^ ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
- ^ "Coasthopper bus service - Burnham Overy Staithe". Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ "Leith House Orchards".
- ^ "BBC Two - the Hairy Bikers Go Local".
External links
- Map sources for Burnham Overy
- Photographs of Burnham Overy Staithe
- Tide tables for Burnham Overy Staithe
- Information from NorfolkCoast.co.uk on Burnham Overy.
- Webcam showing the harbour at Burnham Overy Staithe