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Burgh Castle walls, 1845 engraving
Burgh Castle walls, 1845 engraving
Church of St Peter and St Paul at Burgh Castle
Church of St Peter and St Paul at Burgh Castle


Burgh Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the east bank of the River Waveney, near Great Yarmouth, some 6 km west of Great Yarmouth and within the Broads National Park. The Waveney is a River which forms the border between Suffolk and Norfolk England, for much of its length within The Broads. Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. The Broads is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes (known locally as broads in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. [1]

Burgh Castle is the site of Gariannonum, one of several Roman forts constructed to hold cavalry as a defence against Saxon raids up the rivers of the east and south coasts of southern Britain (the Saxon Shore). Gariannonum (also written Garianonum, Gariannum) is a Roman fort near the village of Burgh Castle in Norfolk one of several Roman forts that The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Cavalry (from French cavalerie) is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as Soldiers or Warriors who fought mounted on The Saxons or Saxon people were a Confederation of Old Germanic tribes. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Saxon Shore Forts is the collective name given to a system of Forts ( Castra) built along the east and south-east coast of what is now England The fort is a very large rectangle with three of the tall massively built walls still extant; the fourth fell into what was once the sea but is now an estuary. The castle is freely open to the public. For more details see the Gariannonum article. Gariannonum (also written Garianonum, Gariannum) is a Roman fort near the village of Burgh Castle in Norfolk one of several Roman forts that

The church of Burgh Castle St Peter and St Paul is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. Round-tower churches are a type of Church found mainly in England, almost solely in East Anglia; of about 185 surviving examples in the country 124 are Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom.

The civil parish of Burgh Castle has an area of 6. 76 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 955 in 376 households. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 For the purposes of local government, the parish today falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. History The borough was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former County borough of Great However prior to the Local Government Act 1972, the parish was within Lothingland Rural District in Suffolk. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales Lothingland was a Rural district in East Suffolk, England, named after the ancient half-hundred of Lothingland. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. [2][3]

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
  3. ^ Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 1 Part II Non-metropolitan counties. The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c 70 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in England and Wales

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