Burnham Thorpe is a small village and

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on the River Burn and near the coast of

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, England. It is famous for being the birthplace of Vice Admiral

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, victor at the

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and one of Britain's greatest

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es. At the time of his birth, Nelson's father, Edmund Nelson, was rector of the church in Burnham Thorpe. 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. The villages name means 'Homestead/village on the River Burn' or perhaps, 'hemmed-in land on the River Burn'. 'Thorpe', meaning 'Outlying farm/settlement' was added to distinguish it from the other Burnhams in Norfolk. 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

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. Nelson held a dinner here for the men of the village prior to his departure to join . The pub survives to this day.

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and

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, Canada was named after this settlement.Burnhamthorpe, Dixie, Summerville
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Famous people from or associated with Burnham Thorpe

*Sir

William Calthorpe Sir William Calthorpe KB (30 January 1410 – 15 November 1494) was an English knight and Lord of the Manors of Burnham Thorpe and Ludham in Norfolk. He is on record as High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1442, 1458 and 1464 and 1476. ...

(1410- 1494),

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, naval commander *

Miranda Raison Miranda Caroline Raison (born 18 November 1977) is an English actress and voice-over narrator. Early life Miranda Raison was born in Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, on 18 November 1977. Her mother is former Anglia News reader Caroline Raison (''née ...

, actress *

Lord Zuckerman Solomon "Solly" Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman (30 May 1904 – 1 April 1993) was a British public servant, zoologist and operational research pioneer. He is best remembered as a scientific advisor to the Allies on bombing strategy in the Second Wo ...

, scientist and civil servant

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{{Authority control Villages in Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk

Famous people from or associated with Burnham Thorpe

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