Burnham Deepdale

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title: "Burnham Deepdale" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-norfolk", "populated-coastal-places-in-norfolk", "former-civil-parishes-in-norfolk", "brancaster"] description: "Village in Norfolk, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-norfolk" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnham_Deepdale" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Norfolk, England ::

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Field	Value
official_name	Burnham Deepdale
civil_parish	Brancaster
country	England
region	East of England
coordinates
post_town	KING'S LYNN
postcode_area	PE
postcode_district	PE31
dial_code	01485
constituency_westminster	North West Norfolk
shire_district	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
shire_county	Norfolk
hide_services	Yes
static_image	Burnham Deepdale-g2.jpg
static_image_caption	St Mary's Church
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| official_name = Burnham Deepdale | civil_parish = Brancaster | country = England | region = East of England | coordinates = | os_grid_reference = | post_town = KING'S LYNN | postcode_area = PE | postcode_district = PE31 | dial_code = 01485 | constituency_westminster = North West Norfolk | shire_district = King's Lynn and West Norfolk | shire_county = Norfolk | hide_services = Yes | population = | population_ref = | area_total_km2 = | static_image = Burnham Deepdale-g2.jpg | static_image_caption = St Mary's Church | website = Burnham Deepdale is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brancaster, in the English county of Norfolk. It is 18 mi north-east of King's Lynn and 35 mi north-west of Norwich. The village is along the A149 road between King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth and overlooks Brancaster Manor marshlands.

History

Burnham Deepdale's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a settlement along the River Burn with a deep valley. The village is listed in the Domesday Book as a settlement of four households in the hundred of Brothercross. It was part of the estates of Roger Bigod.

In 1931 the parish had a population of 81. This was the last time separate population statistics were recorded for Burnham Deepdale and on 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Brancaster.

St Mary's Church

Main article: St Mary's Church, Burnham Deepdale

Burnham Deepdale's church is dedicated to Saint Mary and is one of Norfolk's 124 remaining round-tower churches. The church is on the A149 and is Grade II listed. The church was significantly remodelled in the 1870s by Frederick Preedy but still retains some of its medieval stained-glass windows. The church has a stoned carved font which has been called "one of Norfolk's most remarkable" and a carved altarpiece by Walter Tapper dating from 1932.

Notable people

• Rupert Everett (b.1959), actor, born in Burnham Deepdale.

References

References

1. "Key to English Place-names".
2. "[Burnham] Deepdale {{!}} Domesday Book".
3. "Population statistics Burnham Deepdale AP/CP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
4. "Relationships and changes Burnham Deepdale AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.
5. "CHURCH OF ST MARY, Brancaster - 1237969 {{!}} Historic England".
6. "Norfolk Churches".

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