Burnham Thorpe

Other current and historical names

Brunehamtorp

Parish/Community: Burnham Thorpe
District/Borough: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°56'17"N 0°45'23"E
Eastings/Northings: 585331, 341408
OS Grid: TF853414
Mapcode Local: GBR R5W.S2Q
Mapcode Global: WHKPK.LDDZ

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Burnham Thorpe within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Burnham Thorpe in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Burnham Thorpe, par., W. Norfolk, 4½ miles SW. of Wells, 2328 ac., pop. 354; birthplace of Nelson (1758-1805).

Burnham Thorpe in the Domesday Book

A village in Gallow hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Toki of Walton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Walter of Grandcourt (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 3 ⁵⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1066; £3 in 1070; £4 in 1086
- Households: 10 villagers; 29 smallholders; 9 freemen
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 4 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 1 acre
- Woodland: 8 pigs
- Churches: 1
- Mills: 0.33
- Animals in 1066: 4 cattle; 2 cobs
- Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 28 pigs; 6 cobs
2nd Manor
- Lords of the Manor in 1066: Godwin uncle of Earl Ralph; Free men, two
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Robert of Verly
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Verly
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1066; £1 10/- in 1086
- Households: 8 smallholders
- Plough Teams: ¹⁄₂ lord's plough; ¹⁄₂ men's plough
- Animals in 1066: 2 cobs
- Animals in 1086: 1 cob

British Place Names

Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk

Burnham Thorpe is a village in Norfolk

Burnham Thorpe in historic gazetteers

Burnham Thorpe in the Domesday Book