Oxborough

Oxborough

Coordinates: 52°34′53″N 0°34′15″E / 52.5814°N 0.5708°E / 52.5814; 0.5708

Oxborough
OxboroughChurch(JohnSalmon)Oct2004.jpg
St. John's church
Oxborough is located in Norfolk
Oxborough

 Oxborough shown within Norfolk
Area  13.24 km2 (5.11 sq mi)
Population 240 
    - Density  18 /km2 (47 /sq mi)
OS grid reference TF742012
Parish Oxborough
District Breckland
Shire county Norfolk
Region East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KING'S LYNN
Postcode district PE33
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Oxborough is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 13.024 km2 (5.029 sq mi) and had a population of 240 in 106 households as of the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

Oxborough is famous for its church, and the manor house Oxburgh Hall.

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St. John's church

In 1948, the tower and spire of St. Johns collapsed onto the church below, destroying the south side of the nave. This was due to the weight of the bells, coupled with high winds. The south chapel contains a rare terracotta tomb, which was undamaged in the collapse. This tomb is unique in England, and is evidence of the Roman Catholicism of the Bedingfeld family.

  • The ruined nave

  • The east end

  • The north wall

  • Oxburgh Hall

Oxburgh Hall

Main article: Oxburgh Hall

Oxburgh Hall is the ancient ancestral home of the Bedingfeld family, and is now owned by the National Trust.

Notes

  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.

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