Burnham Thorpe

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Return to LL Norfolk	Name	Town	Visit	LL Ref.	Actual Location	Grid Reference	IOE
	Burnham Thorpe Rectory	Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk	See "Actual location"	L2827	There is a plaque on a wall showing the site of the Rectory which was demolished in 1803	N52.936 E0.760 (This may not be correct but see web page for location details)	n/a


Lilliput Lane's "Burnham Thorpe Rectory" is based on the birthplace of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson in 1758. The original building was taken down in 1803 and the model is based on this painting which is in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. A roadside plaque on the outskirts of the village marks the site of the old Rectory. I returned on September 10, 2019.

I visited Burnham Thorpe on Aug 4, 2005 which was a week or two after the celebrations of the 200th Anniversary of Nelson's greatest victory -- at Trafalgar -- which was also where he died. The nation's monument to this great hero is in Trafalgar Square, London.

Burnham Thorpe church is where Nelson's father was Rector

The Old Rectory was surprisingly far from the church. I reckon about a mile!

Directions

See location on Google maps

Map reference: TF 856412 Lat: 52.93670 Long: 0.76093

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If you have difficulty locating it there is a village map on the notice board shown to the right of the village sign. The notice board was erected for the Trafalgar 200th Anniversary

http://www.villagesignsociety.org.uk/burnhamthorpecolincunliffe.htm

http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/location_norfolk/vp_burnhamthorpe.htm

The Old Rectory was surprisingly far from the church. I think I've marked the spot correctly but if you have difficulty locating it there is a village map on the notice board shown to the right of the village sign. The notice board was erected for the Trafalgar 200th Anniversary

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