Burnham Thorpe

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Burnham Thorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 19 miles (31 km) north-east of King's Lynn and 31 miles (50 km) north-west of Norwich and is one of the seven Norfolk Burnhams. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 131, a slight decrease from 144 at the 2011 census. The village is notable for being the birthplace of Horatio Nelson, one of the most famous admirals in history. At the time of his birth, Nelson's father, Edmund Nelson, was rector of the church in Burnham Thorpe.

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