Oxborough

Oxborough
St. John's church
Oxborough  Oxborough shown within Norfolk
Area	13.24 km^2 (5.11 sq mi)
Population	240
– density	18/km^2 (47/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF742012
Civil 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

Coordinates: 52°34′53″N 0°34′15″E / 52.5814°N 0.5708°E

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.

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  The ruined nave

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  The east end

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  The north wall

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  Oxburgh Hall

Oxburgh Hall

Oxburgh Hall is the ancient ancestral home of the Bedingfeld family, and is now owned by the National Trust.

Notes

1. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
2. "British Museum - Ceremonial bronze dirk". britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

External links

• Information and photographs of St. John's church