| Main | Births etc |
|---|
| Oxborough | |
 St. John's church |
|
 Oxborough Oxborough shown within Norfolk | |
| Area | |
|---|---|
| Population | 240 |
| - Density | |
| OS grid reference | |
| 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 in 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. The Oxborough dirk, a Bronze Age ceremonial oversize dagger was discovered nearby in 1988. It was acquired for the nation and is now on display in the British Museum.[2]
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.
Oct2004.jpg "OxboroughChurchRuinedNave(JohnSalmon)Oct2004.jpg (110 KB)")
Oct2004.jpg "OxboroughChurchEastEnd(JohnSalmon)Oct2004.jpg (104 KB)")
Oct2004.jpg "OxboroughChurchNorthWall(JohnSalmon)Oct2004.jpg (116 KB)")
Oxburgh Hall[]
Oxburgh Hall is the ancient ancestral home of the Bedingfeld family, and is now owned by the National Trust.
Notes[]
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "British Museum - Ceremonial bronze dirk". britishmuseum.org. http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_prb/c/ceremonial_bronze_dirk.aspx. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
External links[]
Template:Civil Parishes of Breckland
 |
This Norfolk location article is a stub. You can help by expanding it. |
| This page uses content from the English language Wikipedia. The original content was at Oxborough. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with this Familypedia wiki, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons License. |