| Country: | England |
| Coordinates: | 52.7497°N 0.4877°W |
| Os Grid Reference: | TF680198 |
| Official Name: | Bawsey |
| Population: | 216 |
| Population Ref: | (2011) |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.81 |
| Static Image Name: | View towards the ruined St James Church at Bawsey (geograph 4255210).jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | The ruins of St James' Church |
| Region: | East of England |
| Civil Parish: | Bawsey |
| Postcode District: | PE32 |
| Postcode Area: | PE |
| Post Town: | KING'S LYNN |
Bawsey is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is about 4miles east of the town of King's Lynn and 40miles west of the city of Norwich.[1] [2] The village sits astride of the B1145 Kings Lynn to Mundesley road that dissects North Norfolk west to east.
The village's name means 'Beaw's island'[3]
The civil parish has an area of 6.81km2 and in the 2011 census had a population of 216 in 105 households.[4] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[5] It forms part of the North West Norfolk constituency in the House of Commons. Norfolk County Council is responsible for roads, some schools, and social services.
The church was dedicated to St James and has been in ruins since at least 1745. The building and its surrounding area were the subject of a live dig by the Time Team programme in 1998. They determined it started life as a monastic settlement before becoming the parochial church of Bawsey; also during the weekend dig, the Norman arch under the former central tower was restored after it had collapsed some years before.[6]
The War Memorials for Ashwicken, Bawsey and Leziate are located in All Saint's Church, Ashwicken. It holds the following names for the First World War:
And, the following names for the Second World War:
Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.