Burgh Castle walls, 1845 engraving

Church of St Peter and St Paul at Burgh Castle

Burgh Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. 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.^[1] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1400, 744 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Burgh Castle Garrianonum ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1400, 744 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Burgh Castle Garrianonum ... Image File history File links BurghCastle-g4. ... Image File history File links BurghCastle-g4. ... A village is a human residential settlement commonly found in rural areas. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... The Waveney is a river which forms the border between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, within The Broads National Park. ... Statistics Population: 47,288 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TG5207 Administration District: Great Yarmouth Shire county: Norfolk Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Norfolk Historic county: Norfolk Services Police force: Norfolk Constabulary Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post... Statistics Population: 47,288 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TG5207 Administration District: Great Yarmouth Shire county: Norfolk Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Norfolk Historic county: Norfolk Services Police force: Norfolk Constabulary Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post... Yachts on the Norfolk Broads The Broads are a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes (known locally as broads) in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. ...

Burgh Castle is the site of Garrianonum, one of several Roman forts that were built to hold cavalry as a defence against Saxon raids up the rivers of the east and south coasts of southern Britain (the Saxon Shore). The fort is built in a very large square. Three of the massive tall walls still survive; the forth 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 Garrianonum article. Section of Roman Fort wall Burgh Castle walls, 1845 engraving Garrianonum is a Roman fort near the village of Burgh Castle in Norfolk, one of several Roman forts that were built as a defence against Saxon raids up the rivers of the east and south coasts of southern Britain (the... For other uses, see Roman Empire (disambiguation). ... Soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat are commonly known as cavalry (from French cavalerie). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Saxon Shore is the collective name given to a series of fortifications built along the south-east coast of what is now England, during the latter years of the Roman occupation of Britain. ... Section of Roman Fort wall Burgh Castle walls, 1845 engraving Garrianonum is a Roman fort near the village of Burgh Castle in Norfolk, one of several Roman forts that were built as a defence against Saxon raids up the rivers of the east and south coasts of southern Britain (the...

The church of Burgh Castle St Peter and St Paul is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. St Peters church, Bruisyard, Suffolk 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 in Norfolk, 38 in Suffolk, 6 in Essex, 3 in Sussex and 2 each in Cambridgeshire and... Norfolk (pronounced IPA: ) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ...

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. For the purposes of local government, the parish today falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. However prior to the Local Government Act 1972, the parish was within Lothingland Rural District in Suffolk.^[2][3] UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... Non-metropolitan districts (usually just called Districts) are local government sub-divisions of English Counties. ... Great Yarmouth is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ... Lothingland was a rural district in East Suffolk, England, named after the ancient half-hundred of Lothingland. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ...

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.
3. ^ Local Government Act 1972, Schedule 1 Part II Non-metropolitan counties.

December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ...

External links

• Map sources for Burgh Castle.
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Burgh Castle. (Not working 4 June 2006)
• http://www.norfarchtrust.org.uk/burgh/index.htm
• http://www.lothingland.page.co.uk/burghcastle.htm
• http://www.aboutnorfolksuffolk.co.uk/114burghcastle.htm
• http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Postcard_From/burghcastle.asp
• http://www.fromoldbooks.org/OldEngland/pages/129-wall-of-burgh-castle/
• http://www.romanmap.com/htm/names/Burgh%20Castle.htm
• Website with photos of Burgh Castle St Peter and St Paul, a round-tower church