West Barsham

West Barsham
West Barsham church The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
West Barsham Location within Norfolk
OS grid reference	TF9133
Civil parish	Barsham
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Fakenham
Postcode district	NR21
Dialling code	01328
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Broadland
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°51′59″N0°49′47″E / 52.866251°N 0.829706°E / 52.866251; 0.829706

West Barsham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barsham, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. ^[1] In 1931 the parish had a population of 89. ^[2] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Barsham. ^[3]

The village is one of four settlements within the parish of Barsham. The other villages are North Barsham, East Barsham and Houghton St Giles.

West Barsham is 3.2 miles north of the town of Fakenham, 24.1 miles west of Cromer and 117 miles north of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

References

1. OS Explorer Map 24 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN   0-319-21726-4.
2. "Population statistics West Barsham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 28 January 2023.
3. "Relationships and changes West Barsham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

External links

• Map sources for West Barsham