Burgh St Peter
Burgh St Peter is a village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. The village is about 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) northeast of Beccles in Suffolk. The village is about 50 feet (15 m) above sea level, sharing the same slight hill with Wheatacre about 1⁄2 mile (800 m) to the northwest.
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18th-century tower of St Mary's parish church | |
Burgh St Peter Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 8.41 km2 (3.25 sq mi) |
| Population | 274 (2011 Census) |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM4693 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Beccles |
| Postcode district | NR34 |
| Dialling code | 01502 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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The villages name means 'Fortification'. Also known as St. Peter's Wheatacre (1254) and Wheatacre Burgh (1515), however, the church of St. Peter no longer exists.
The River Waveney forms the parish boundary to the south, east and northeast of Burgh St Peter, and also forms the county boundary with Suffolk. Low-lying land beside the Waveney forms a series of levels in the parish, the largest of which is Burgh Marshes northeast of the village. The parish covers an area of 3+1⁄4 square miles (8.4 km2). The 2011 Census recorded its population as 274.