Beachamwell

Beachamwell is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 339, including Choseley. It is about 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Swaffham and 10 miles (16 km) east of Downham Market.

Beachamwell
St Mary, Beachamwell
Beachamwell Location within Norfolk
Area	22.15 km^2 (8.55 sq mi)
Population	334 (2001 census[1]) 339 (2011 Census)[2]
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Civil parish	Beachamwell
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SWAFFHAM
Postcode district	PE37
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England

Church of St Mary

Beachamwell St. Mary is a Grade I listed building,[3] and one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. It is built from flint, mainly rendered with ashlar and with some brick dressings. It has both thatch and lead roofs.[3] St Mary is the last surviving church of four that once served this area. The round tower is one of the earliest in Norfolk, being early 11th century.

There is a pair of wall tablets in the chancel to John Motteux (died 1793) and John Motteux (died 1843) set beneath the crocketted ogee arches with carved head stops and fleurons.[3]

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. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
3. Historic England. "Church of St Mary, The Green  (Grade I) (1077301)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

External links

• Website with photos of Beachamwell St. Mary