Walsingham

Also known as Walsingham, Norfolk

Walsingham is a civil parish in North Norfolk, England, notable for its religious shrines in honour of Mary, mother of Jesus. The parish also contains the ruins of two medieval monastic houses. Walsingham lies northwest of Norwich and approximately north-east of King's Lynn.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Walsingham
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.shire_district: North Norfolk
UK place.shire_county: Norfolk
UK place.civil_parish: Walsingham
UK place.population: 819
UK place.population_ref: (2011)
UK place.area_total_km2: 18.98
UK place.os_grid_reference: TF934368
UK place.london_distance: 118 miles
UK place.post_town: WALSINGHAM
UK place.postcode_area: NR
UK place.postcode_district: NR22
UK place.dial_code: 01328
UK place.constituency_westminster: Broadland
UK place.static_image_name: File:Little Walsingham, village square 1.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption: Common Place, Little Walsingham

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Walsingham
Population: 819
Area: 18.98
Image: WalsinghamAbbeyRemains.jpg
Dialing code: 01328

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Commons category: Walsingham
postal code: NR22
OS grid reference: TF934368
native label: Walsingham

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Contents

History
20th century revival
List of Christian sites
Little Walsingham
Shrine
Churches
Monastic ruins
Great Walsingham
Churches
Church ruin
Houghton
Shrine
Church
Egmere
Church ruin
Nearby
Binham
King's Lynn
Geography
Governance
Transport
Wells and Walsingham Light Railway
Public transport
Listed buildings
Other places named Walsingham
See also
References
External links

The civil parish includes Little Walsingham and Great Walsingham, together with Egmere, a depopulated medieval village). It has an area of . At the 2011 census, it had a population of 819.