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Burnham Deepdale

Burnham Deepdale is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Brancaster, in the English county of Norfolk.

Burnham Deepdale
St Mary's Church
Burnham Deepdale is located in Norfolk
Burnham Deepdale
Burnham Deepdale
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE31
Dialling code01485
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°59′N 0°43′E / 52.983°N 0.717°E / 52.983; 0.717

Burnham Deepdale is located 18 miles (29 km) north-east of King's Lynn and 35 miles (56 km) north-west of Norwich.

History

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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.[1]

Burnham Deepdale is listed in the Domesday Book as a settlement of four households in the hundred of Brothercross. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Roger Bigod.[2]

Deepdale Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building within the village which dates to the 17th century.[3]

On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Brancaster.[4]

Geography

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In 1931 the parish had a population of 81.[5] This was the last time separate population statistics were recorded for Burnham Deepdale.

The village is one of the original seven Norfolk Burnhams, which include Burnham Norton, Burnham Overy, Burnham Sutton, Burnham Thorpe, Burnham Ulph and Burnham Westgate.

The village is located along the A149, between King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth. Burnham Deepdale is located almost exclusively along the edges of the road where it forms an almost continuous settlement with Brancaster and Brancaster Staithe.

Burnham Deepdale is located at the edge of the Brancaster Manor Marsh and the Scolt Head Island National Nature Reserve.

St Mary's Church

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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 located on the side of the A149 and has been Grade II listed since 1953.[6] The church was significantly remodelled in the 1870s by Frederick Preedy but still retains some of its Medieval stained-glass windows. The church boasts a stoned carved font which has been called "one of Norfolk's most remarkable" and a carved altarpiece by Sir Walter Tapper dating from 1932.[7]

Buildings and amenities

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Burnham Deepdale has a church,[8] supermarket,[9] shops,[10] cafe,[11] pop up shops,[12] campsite,[13] visitor information centre,[14] bike hire,[15] self-catering rooms,[16] the Deepdale Festival,[17] live music gigs,[18] open air theatre,[19] and an organic farm.[20]

The village overlooks the salt marshes of Brancaster Staithe harbour. The village is to the east of Brancaster, on the A149 coast road, and is served the Coastliner bus service and the Norfolk Coast Path.

Notable residents

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Governance

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Burnham Deepdale is part of the electoral ward of Brancaster 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

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Burnham Deepdale's war memorial is two separate shrines in St Mary's Church and is shared with Brancaster Staithe. The memorials have been Grade II listed since 2018.[21] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[22]

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial
CSt. Robert I. Winterbourne HMS Vanguard 9 Jul. 1917 Chatham Naval Memorial
Sgt Harold N. D. Guthrie 7th Bn, Royal Fusiliers 16 Apr. 1917 Bailleul Road Cemetery
LCpl Albert J. West 8th Bn, East Surrey Regiment 30 Sep. 1916 Connaught Cemetery
LCpl Bede Guthrie 1/5th Bn, Gloucestershire Regiment 16 Aug. 1917 Tyne Cot
Pte Henry Mitchell 8th Bn, Bedfordshire Regiment 27 Dec. 1917 Mory Abbey Cemetery
Pte Robert Mack 8th Bn, East Surrey Regiment 1 July 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte Herbert Martins 12th Bn, East Surrey Rgt. 15 Sep. 1916 Bulls Road Cemetery
Pte Herbert Hubbard 1st Bn, Essex Regiment 13 Apr. 1917 Arras Memorial
Pte Russell Sutherland 120th Coy, Machine Gun Corps 5 May 1917 Fifteen Ravine Cemetery
Pte William J. Billing 7th Bn, Norfolk Regiment 12 Oct. 1916 Thiepval Memorial
Pte Herbert Youngs 7th Bn, Norfolk Rgt. 13 Oct. 1915 Loos Memorial
Pte Burton P. Loose 9th Bn, Norfolk Rgt. 15 Apr. 1918 Tyne Cot
Pte Percy Williamson 11th Bn, Royal Sussex Regiment 29 Apr. 1918 Tyne Cot

And, the following from the Second World War:

Rank Name Unit Date of Death Burial
Sgt Sidney A. J. Mahoney 10th Bn, Royal Berkshire Regiment 23 Jan. 1944 Minturno War Cemetery
Gnr Gordon B. Stringer 2nd (Medium) Rgt, Royal Artillery 7 May 1944 Cassino War Cemetery
Tpr Arthur Osborne 1st Rgt, Royal Armoured Corps 28 Nov. 1941 Knightsbridge War Cemetery

References

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  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  2. ^ "[Burnham] Deepdale | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Deepdale Farmhouse, Brancaster - 1237816 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Relationships and changes Burnham Deepdale AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Population statistics Burnham Deepdale AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  6. ^ "CHURCH OF ST MARY, Brancaster - 1237969 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  8. ^ St Mary's Church https://burnhamdeepdale.co.uk/stmarys/
  9. ^ Deepdale Stores - https://dalegatemarket.co.uk/deepdale-stores/
  10. ^ Dalegate Market https://dalegatemarket.co.uk
  11. ^ Deepdale Cafe https://dalegatemarket.co.uk/deepdale-cafe/
  12. ^ Pop Up Shops at Dalegate Market https://dalegatemarket.co.uk/pop-up-shops/
  13. ^ Deepdale Camping https://deepdalecamping.co.uk
  14. ^ Deepdale Visitor Information Centre https://deepdalecamping.co.uk/information-centre/
  15. ^ Deepdale Bike Hire https://deepdalecamping.co.uk/bike-hire/
  16. ^ Deepdale Rooms https://deepdalecamping.co.uk/rooms/
  17. ^ Deepdale Festival https://deepdalecamping.co.uk/festival/
  18. ^ Deepdale Live Music https://deepdalecamping.co.uk/music/
  19. ^ Open Air Theatre at Dalegate Market https://dalegatemarket.co.uk/theatre/
  20. ^ Deepdale Farm https://deepdalefarm.co.uk
  21. ^ "Burnham Deepdale War Memorial Shrine, Brancaster - 1452668 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Burnham Deepdale and Staithe". roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
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