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Burgh Castle

Coordinates: 52°35′08″N 1°39′13″E / 52.58547°N 1.65365°E / 52.58547; 1.65365
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Burgh Castle
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
Burgh Castle is located in Norfolk
Burgh Castle
Burgh Castle
Location within Norfolk
Area6.01 km2 (2.32 sq mi)
Population1,323 (2021)
• Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG476049
Civil parish
  • Burgh Castle
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGREAT YARMOUTH
Postcode districtNR31
Dialling code01493
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
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Norfolk
52°35′08″N 1°39′13″E / 52.58547°N 1.65365°E / 52.58547; 1.65365

Burgh Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Burgh Castle is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south-west of Great Yarmouth and 16 miles (26 km) east of Norwich. The parish was part of Suffolk until 1974.[1]

The Roman fort remains from above
Burgh Castle walls, 1845 engraving

History

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Burgh Castle was likely the site of a Neolithic settlement due to an abundance of flint and bronze axe-heads being discovered in the area.[2][3]

Burgh Castle is the location of a Roman fortification called Gariannonum which dates to the third century; the fort was part of system of coastal defence, the Saxon Shore, against Anglo-Saxon incursions on the East Anglian coast. The site is managed by the Norfolk Archaeological Trust and is open free of charge to the public.[4]

Bradwell's name is of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Norman origin and derives from the Old English burh (meaning fort) and the Norman French 'castle.'[5]

It has been suggested by the Elizabethan historian William Camden, that Burgh Castle is the site of Cnobheresburg, the first Irish monastery in southern England founded by Saint Fursey in the seventh century as part of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.[6]

In the Domesday Book, Burgh Castle is recorded as a settlement of 15 households in the hundred of Lothingland. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Ralph the Bowman.[7]

Burgh Castle was also the site of a Norman castle.[8]

Burgh Castle was once used to imprison Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany.[dubious – discuss]

Other listed buildings in Burgh Castle include Church Farmhouse (c.1788),[9] the Old Rectory (c.1832)[10] and the Grange (Seventeenth Century).[11]

Geography

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According to the 2021 census, Burgh Castle has a population of 1,323 people which shows an increase from the 1,150 people recorded in the 2011 census.[12]

The northern boundary of the parish is marked by the confluence of the River Waveney and River Yare. The village is also within the Norfolk Broads.

Amenities within the village include two pubs (The Queen's Head[13] and The Fisherman's Inn[14]) as well as the Burgh Hall Bar & Restaurant[15] and Golden Fish (a Chinese Takeaway).[16]

St Peter and St Paul's Church

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Burgh Castle's parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul and is one of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. St. Peter and St. Paul's is located on Church Road and has been Grade II listed since 1954.[17] The church incorporates significant amounts of Roman brick in its foundations, almost certainly from the nearby Roman fort.[18]

Governance

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Burgh Castle is part of the electoral ward of Lothingland for local elections and is part of the district of Great Yarmouth.

The village's national constituency is Great Yarmouth which has been represented by the Reform UK's Rupert Lowe since 2024.

War memorial

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Burgh Castle has two war memorials, both located inside St. Peter and St. Paul's Church. The memorial for the First World War is a metal embossed plaque whilst the memorial for the Second World War is a wooden plaque which was unveiled by Field Marshal Edmund Ironside GCB DSO in 1953. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[19]

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial
Capt. Thomas Frederick MC 9th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 14 Dec. 1917 Mont-Huon Military Cemetery
AS James M. Pembroke Royal Navy 12 Mar. 1917 Chatham Naval Memorial
LCpl. Arthur S. Bond 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 24 Dec. 1915 Guards Cemetery, Cuinchy
OS Robert S. Saul HMS Formidable 1 Jan. 1915 Chatham Naval Memorial
Pte. John Johnson 2nd Bn., Machine Gun Corps 8 Nov. 1918 St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen
Pte. James Casey 3rd Bn., Middlesex Regiment 30 Sep. 1915 Loos Memorial
Pte. Edward J. Casey 11th Bn., Middlesex Rgt. 6 Oct. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte. Louis A. Collett 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment 4 Jun. 1916 Arras Memorial
Pte. Herbert H. Perfect 1st Bn., Norfolk Rgt. 3 Nov. 1914 Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne
Pte. Bertie F. Read 2nd Bn., Northamptonshire Regiment 3 Dec. 1915 Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier
Pte. Harry E. Hewitt 5th Bn., Northamptonshire Rgt. 17 Jul. 1917 British Cemetery, Monchy
Pte. Joshua Hewitt 8th Bn., Suffolk Regiment 4 May 1917 Warlencourt British Cemetery
Pte. Robert Brooks 9th Bn., Suffolk Rgt. 16 Sep. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Rfn. Robert G. Harvey 4th Bn., Rifle Brigade 9 Dec. 1918 Town Cemetery, Taranto
Rfn. William Read 8th Bn., Rifle Brigade 19 Sep. 1917 Communal Cemetery, Bailleul
Tpr. William Flaxman 1st Tp., Life Guards 13 May 1915 Menin Gate
B1C George H. High HMS Pathfinder 5 Sep. 1914 Chatham Naval Memorial
Skp. George S. Meale H.M. Drifter Frons Olivae 12 Oct. 1915 Ss. Peter and Paul Churchyard, Burgh Castle
2Hd. Edward Casey H.M. Trawler Dhoon 24 Nov. 1916 Chatham Naval Memorial
Dhd. George R. Hewett H.M. Trawler Aspasia 7 Mar. 1919 Poole Cemetery
Dhd. Albert V. Brackenbury H.M. Trawler Principal 25 Nov. 1918 Dean Road Cemetery, Scarborough

And, the following for the Second World War:

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial
S1C Percy W. Godtbill HMS Thames 3 Aug. 1940 Chatham Naval Memorial
Sgt. Arthur J. Davies Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 7 Jun. 1944 SS. Peter and Paul Churchyard, Burgh Castle
AS William R. Rolfe HMS Cicala 16 Dec. 1942 Stanley Military Cemetery
Dvr. George H. Wright Royal Army Service Corps, att. II Corps 2 May 1940 Dunkirk Memorial
Gnr. Charles A. Mace 4 Rgt., Royal Horse Artillery 15 Dec. 1940 Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery
Pte. Nelson F. B. Sayer 1st Bn., Suffolk Regiment 23 Nov. 1944 Mierlo War Cemetery
Rfn. Harry L. Perfect 1st Bn., Royal Ulster Rifles 6 Apr. 1945 Argenta Gap War Cemetery

And, Mr. Clive G. Harvey of the Merchant Navy.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ }Spooner, S. (2005). "Parish Summary: Burgh Castle". norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  2. ^ "mnf31204 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. ^ "mnf17108 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Burgh Castle Roman Fort". English Heritage. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Burgh-Castle-(Parish-Summary) - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Burgh [Castle] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Burgh Castle Roman fort, vicus, pre-Conquest monastery and Norman motte and bailey castle, Burgh Castle - 1013094 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  9. ^ "CHURCH FARMHOUSE, Burgh Castle - 1172229 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  10. ^ "THE OLD RECTORY, Burgh Castle - 1172236 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  11. ^ "THE GRANGE, Burgh Castle - 1372903 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Burgh Castle (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  13. ^ "The Queens Head - Public House in Burgh Castle, Great Yarmouth - Great Yarmouth". www.visitgreatyarmouth.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Burgh Castle Pub and Restaurant | The Fisherman's Inn | Burgh Castle". Mysite. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Burgh Hall - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk - Home". www.burgh-hall.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Golden Fish". goldenfishchinese.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  17. ^ "Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Burgh Castle - 1051008 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  18. ^ Rose, E.; Holburn, D. (1996–2011). "Norfolk Heritage Explorer – St Peter and St Paul's Church, Burgh Castle". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Roll of Honour - Suffolk - Burgh Castle". roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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