Burnham Overy

Burnham Overy
The Staithe
Burnham Overy
Location within Norfolk
Area17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi)
Population297 (2021)
• Density17/km2 (44/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF843435
Civil parish
  • Burnham Overy
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE31
Dialling code01328
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Burnham Overy is a civil parish on the north coast of Norfolk, England. The parish includes the settlements of Burnham Overy Town, the original village adjacent to the medieval parish church and now reduced to a handful of houses, and Burnham Overy Staithe, a larger settlement about 12 mile (0.80 km) to the north on the estuary of the River Burn. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Burnham Market, 20 miles (32 km) north-east of King's Lynn, and 30 miles (48 km) north-west of Norwich. The A149 road runs through the parish.

The civil parish has an area of 8.92 square kilometres (3.44 sq mi) and at the 2001 census had a population of 311 in 167 households, reducing to a population of 134 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 297.