Burgh and Tuttington is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
in the
English county
The counties of England are areas used for different purposes, which include administrative, geographical, cultural and political demarcation. The term "county" is defined in several ways and can apply to similar or the same areas used by each ...
of
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
.
It covers an area of and had a population of 255 in 115 households at the
2001 census, increasing to a population of 322 in 140 households at the 2011 Census.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
Broadland
Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. The population of the local authority district taken at the 2011 Census was 124,646. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew.
In 2013, Broadland wa ...
. The parish includes Burgh next Aylsham and
Tuttington.
Burgh next Aylsham has a grade I listed church dedicated to
Mary
Mary may refer to:
People
* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
* Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
, which features a notable fifteenth-century
baptismal font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for baptism.
Aspersion and affusion fonts
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. The church was restored in the late nineteenth century by
Richard Phipson
Richard Makilwaine Phipson (1827–1884)Wilson p. 158. was an English architect. As diocesan architect for the Anglican Diocese of Norwich, he was responsible for renovating almost 100 churches in East Anglia.
Biography
Phipson was born in Ipswi ...
.
Tuttington church of SS Peter and Paul is a grade II* listed building.
Burgh Mill
left, upright=0.8, Burgh Watermill
Burgh Mill is a large Grade II* listed water mill dating from the early 18th century but greatly enlarged in the late 18th century and early 19th century. The basic machinery is probably early 19th century. It is built in 3 storeys with an attic from a clapboarded timber frame with some colour-washed brick to lower storey and internally. The roofs are pantile and some corrugated iron.
References
External links
Civil parishes in Norfolk
Broadland
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