Baconsthorpe is a village and civil parish in the North Norfolk district of the English county of Norfolk. It is 4 mi south-east of Holt, 5 mi south of Sheringham and 20 mi north of Norwich.

Population and governance

The civil parish has an area of 5.53 km². In the 2001 census it had a population of 232 in 105 households. This eased to 215 at the Census 2011, and was estimated at 216 in 2019. For local government, the parish is in the district of North Norfolk.

Heritage

The village's name derives from "Bacon's outlying farm/settlement", Bacon being the surname of the local landowner in Norman times. The ruins of the 15th-century Baconsthorpe Castle lie about 1 mi to the north of the village. The medieval Anglican Church of St Mary was restored in 1868 and 1958. It contains monuments from the 15th–18th centuries and some 16th-century glass saved from the castle.

Accommodation

There is a tourist campsite with full amenities at Pitt Farm near the west end of the village. Some bed-and-breakfast accommodation and holiday lets are also available. Other facilities and services can be found in the nearby town of Holt.

Notable residents

In order of birth:

War memorial

Baconsthorpe's War Memorials take the form of two plaques in St. Mary's Church, they hold the following names for the First World War: And, the following for the Second World War: