West Beckham

West Beckham
West Beckham is located in Norfolk
West Beckham
West Beckham
Location within Norfolk
Area3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population289 (2011 census)[1]
• Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG130390
• London131 miles (211 km)
Civil parish
  • West Beckham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHolt
Postcode districtNR25
Dialling code01263
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
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Norfolk
52°55′N 1°10′E / 52.91°N 1.17°E / 52.91; 1.17

West Beckham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk[2] The village is 6.1 miles (9.8 km) west south west of Cromer, 25.3 miles (40.7 km) north north west of Norwich and 131 miles (211 km) north north east of London. The village lies 4.1 miles (6.6 km) east of the town of Holt. The village is 2.4 miles (3.9 km) inland from the North Norfolk Coast to the north. The village is 0.8 miles to the south of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ^ OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East. ISBN 978-0-319-23815-8.