Titchwell
Titchwell | ||
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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 | |
Titchwell is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the north Norfolk coast some 2 km (1.2 mi) west of the village of Brancaster, 9 km (5.6 mi) north-east of the seaside resort of Hunstanton, 30 km (19 mi) north of the town of King's Lynn and 70 km (43 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich.[1]
The villages name means 'Young goat spring/stream'.[2]
The civil parish has an area of 6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi) and in the
The village is noted for its
There is a small nature reserve on the site of a former
Titchwell used to have two pubs, but one of them, "The Three Horseshoes" has now been converted into apartments for the use of holidaymakers and investors. The village also has a 15th-century village cross at its centre, which would have been a marker point and meeting place for travellers and pilgrims.[citation needed]
The Church of England parish church, dedicated to St Mary, is a Grade I listed building.[5] It is one of the 124 round-tower churches in Norfolk.[citation needed]
It also has two hotels, Briarfields and Titchwell Manor.[citation needed]
See also
- Titchwell dispute
- Paget Wilkes (1871 – 1934)
Notes
- ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ^ Titchwell Chalk Pit (Plaque outside former chalk-pit)
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1273641)". National Heritage List for England.
External links
- Map sources for Titchwell
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Titchwell.
- St Mary's on the European Round Tower Churches website