Burnham Overy

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Burnham Overy
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The Staithe
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Burnham Overy
Location within Norfolk
Area17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Population297 (2021)
•  Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
OS grid reference TF843435
Civil parish
  • Burnham Overy
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KING'S LYNN
Postcode district PE31
Dialling code 01328
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UK
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Norfolk
52°57′26″N0°44′32″E / 52.95720°N 0.74227°E / 52.95720; 0.74227
The creek, saltmarshes and, in the distance, harbour mouth Burnham Overy 1.jpg
The creek, saltmarshes and, in the distance, harbour mouth
The fresh water meadows Burnham Overy 3.jpg
The fresh water meadows
The sand dunes, beach and harbour mouth Burnham Overy 4.jpg
The sand dunes, beach and harbour mouth

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.

Contents

The civil parish has an area of 8.92 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 311 in 167 households, reducing to a population of 134 measured at the 2011 Census. [1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. [2]

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 Norfolk Burnhams. [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 the Burnhams. Both settlements lie on the River Burn, and until the end of the Middle Ages trading ships were able to reach the village (now Burnham Overy Town). With the silting of the river, commercial traffic switched to the downstream Staithe. With the coming of the railway to the Burnhams in 1866, commercial shipping declined and the last cargo is believed to have been shipped from the Staithe soon after the end of the First World War. [4]

Between Burnham Overy Staithe and the sea, the river spreads out into multiple tidal creeks through the salt marshes that fringe this stretch of coast, and finally reaches the sea by passing through the fronting sand dunes at a gap near Gun Hill locally known as Burnham Harbour. Small boats can reach Burnham Overy Staithe through this gap and creek. Today Burnham Overy Staithe, and the associated harbour, is a recreational sailing centre. It is also the point of departure for seasonal ferries to the Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve. [5] [6]

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]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Burnham Overy has a population of 297 people which shows an increase from the 134 people recorded in the 2011 census. [7]

The village is located along the A149, between King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth, and on the course of the River Burn as it flows out to sea.

St Clement's Church

Burnham Overy's parish church is dedicated to St Clement and dates from the 12th century. St Clement's is located outside of the village, at the junction of Mill Road and Wells Road, and has been Grade I listed since 1953. [8] The church was not restored in the 19th century and retains many of its Medieval features in addition to a set of Stuart royal arms which have been re-lettered with the name of King George III. [9]

Notable residents

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 . [10] [11]

Governance

Burnham Overy Staithe is part of the electoral ward of Burnham Market & Docking for local elections and is part of the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North West Norfolk which has been represented by the Conservative's James Wild MP since 2010.

War memorial

Burnham Overy's war memorial is a granite celtic cross which has been Grade II listed since 2015. [12] The memorial lists the following name for the First World War: [13]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial
Lt.Cuthbert E. BowenEast African Military Police1 Dec. 1914 Kisumu Cemetery
2Lt.Thomas H. Webb1st Bn, Welsh Guards 1 Dec. 1917 Gouzeaucourt Cemetery
St.1CJohn R. Loose HMS Pembroke 3 Sep. 1917 Woodlands Cemetery
SgtThomas J. Broom61st Bn, Machine Gun Corps 21 Mar. 1918 Pozières Memorial
SgtFrederick J. Read9th Bn, Norfolk Regiment 18 Oct. 1918 Bancourt British Cemetery
ASAlbert Richardson HMS Defence 31 May 1916 Plymouth Naval Memorial
PteHerbert C. Paynter8th Bn, Border Regiment 5 Jul. 1917 Thiepval Memorial
PteFrederick Paynter 1st (Mounted Rifles) Bn, C.E.F. 6 Nov. 1917 Menin Gate
PteWalter Seaman1/9th Bn, Durham Light Infantry 22 Jul. 1917 St Imoges' Churchyard
PteSidney E. Armiger12th Bn, East Yorkshire Regiment 9 Dec. 1916 South-West Cemetery, Berlin
PteWalter R. Haines1st Bn, Essex Regiment 13 Aug. 1915 Helles Memorial
PteHerbert J. Hubbard1st Bn, Essex Rgt13 Apr. 1917 Arras Memorial
PteHarry Bloomfield2/5th Bn, Gloucestershire Regiment 16 Aug. 1917 Tyne Cot
PteAnthony A. Atkins1st Bn, Lincolnshire Regiment 16 Jun. 1915 Menin Gate
PteGeorge Marsh7th Bn, Lincolnshire Rgt23 May 1917 Aubigny Cemetery
PteAlbert M. Harvey29th Bn, Machine Gun Corps 14 Apr. 1918 Ploegsteert Memorial
PteWilliam Taylor1/4th, Norfolk Regiment 19 Apr. 1917 Gaza War Cemetery
PteArthur Richardson7th Bn, Norfolk Rgt9 Apr. 1917 Bunyans Cemetery
PteJames Richardson9th Bn, Norfolk Rgt14 Oct. 1916 Abbeville Cemetery
PteFred Seaman9th Bn, Norfolk Rgt26 Sep. 1915 Loos Memorial
PteW. Ned Thompson1st Bn, South Stafford Regiment 26 Oct. 1917 Lijssenthoek Cemetery
PteEdwin G. Wright1/5th Bn, Yorkshire Light Infantry 5 Jul. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
RfnDonald J. Taylor18th Bn, King's Royal Rifle Corps 26 Sep. 1918 Brookwood Cemetery

And: John V. Moorhouse. And the following for the Second World War:

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial
Col.Sidney Hattersley MC Royal Army Medical Corps 24 Mar. 1943St Clement's Churchyard
S/LChristopher Smith DFC No. 79 Squadron RAF 22 Dec. 1941 Runnymede Memorial
S/LFrederick M. Smith No. 94 Squadron RAF 1 Jun. 1940 Maala Cemetery
Maj.Henry G. Head301 (Field) Rgt, Royal Artillery 12 Feb. 1944 Nairobi War Cemetery
Lt. Cdr.A. H. Browne HMS Liverpool 14 Oct. 1940 Alexandria War Cemetery
POE. C. Harper No. 106 Squadron RAF 27 Apr. 1944 Durnbach Cemetery
Surg.-Lt.William Phillips HMS Niger 6 Jul. 1942 Chatham Naval Memorial
St.1CAustin Barnes HMS Volunteer 17 Apr. 1941 Chatham Naval Memorial
CplHerbert Atkins22 (Bomb Disposal) Coy, Royal Engineers 29 Mar. 1945 St Margaret's Churchyard
St.2CA. Barnes H.M.Submarine P514 21 Jun. 1942 Chatham Naval Memorial
PteEdward Axon2nd Bn, North Staffordshire Regiment 21 Apr. 1943 Medjez-El-Bab Memorial

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