Roughton, Norfolk

Roughton, Norfolk

Infobox UK place
official_name= Roughton
country= England
region= East of England
shire_district= North Norfolk
shire_county= Norfolk
civil_parish= Roughton
static_

static_image_caption = The Parish Church
population= 866 (parish, 2001 census)
population_density=
os_grid_reference= TG220320
latitude= 52.8824
longitude= 01.29803
post_town= CROMER
postcode_area= NR
postcode_district= NR11
constituency_westminster= North Norfolk
london_distance= 134 miles

Roughton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 3.7 miles south of Cromer, 19.6 miles north of Norwich and 6.5 miles north-west of North Walsham. The village straddles the A140 between Cromer and Norwich and the B1463. The nearest railway station is at Roughton Road for the Bittern Line, which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. First Eastern Counties, Norfolk Green and Sanders all provide a regular bus services to Norwich, Sheringham, Cromer and Holt.

The Parish Church

Its church, St Mary, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

The Einstein connection

In September 1933, Albert Einstein was brought to live in a small hut on Roughton Heath after fleeing Nazi Germany. Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson MP offered Einstein a refuge in Norfolk before he travelled to the USA. While here, he was sculpted by Jacob Epstein.ref|einstein A blue plaque commemorating Einstein's stay can be found at the entrance of the "New Inn " public house in the village. [ [http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Features/BluePlaque/BluePlaquesHome.asp Blue plaques in Norfolk No.6] Retrieved January 09 2008]

References

# [http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/features/insideout_einstein.shtml BBC Norfolk]

External links

* [http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Karte/A5/Roughton_St_Mary/roughton_st_mary.html Website with photos of Roughton St Mary]
* [http://www.sanderscoaches.com/busservices.htm Sanders Bus service]
* [http://www.norfolkgreen.co.uk/timetables/pdfs/50.pdf Norfolk Green bus service]


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