Bircham Tofts
Bircham Tofts is one of the three villages that make up the civil parish of Bircham, in the west of the English county of Norfolk. The village is located about 1 km east of the village of Great Bircham, 20 km north-east of the town of King's Lynn, and 60 km north-west of the city of Norwich. In 1931 the parish had a population of 96.[1] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Bircham.[2]
| Bircham Tofts | |
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 The overgrown ruins of the church of St Andrew in Bircham Tofts | |
  Bircham Tofts Location within Norfolk | |
| OS grid reference | TF779326 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | King's Lynn |
| Postcode district | PE31 |
The villages name means 'Bircham's curtilage'.[3]
References
- "Population statistics Bircham Tofts AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- "Relationships and changes Bircham Tofts AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
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