Burnham Thorpe

Burnham Thorpe

infobox UK place
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official_name=Burnham Thorpe
latitude=52.93687
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map_type=United Kingdom
shire_district=King's Lynn and West Norfolk
shire_county =Norfolk
region=East of England
constituency_westminster=North West Norfolk
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Burnham Thorpe is a small village and civil parish on the River Burn and near the coast of Norfolk in the United Kingdom. It is famous for being the birthplace of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, victor at the Battle of Trafalgar and one of Britain's greatest heroes. At the time of his birth, Nelson's father, Edmund Nelson, was rector of the church in Burnham Thorpe. [ [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/burnhamthorpe/burnhamthorpe.htm All Saints ] ]

The house in which Nelson was born was demolished soon after his father's death, though the rectory that replaced it and the church at which his father preached can still be seen. The site of the former rectory is marked by a roadside plaque. [cite web|url=http://norfolkcoast.co.uk/location_norfolk/vp_burnhamthorpe.htm|title=Burnham Thorpe|publisher=norfolkcoast.co.uk]

The village's main public house was built in 1637 and was known as "The Plough" until 1798 when it was renamed "The Lord Nelson" in honour of the victory at the Battle of the Nile. Nelson held a dinner here for the men of the village prior to his departure to join HMS|Agamemnon|1781|6. The pub survives to this day. [cite web|url=http://www.nelsonslocal.co.uk/|title=The Lord Nelson, Burnham Thorpe]

Burnhamthorpe Road in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada was named after this settlement. [ [http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/burnhamthorpegallery Burnhamthorpe, Dixie, Summerville] ]

Famous people from or associated with Burnham Thorpe

*Horatio Nelson
*Miranda Raison, actress
*Lord Zuckerman, scientist and civil servant

References

ee also

*The Norfolk Burnhams


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