Burston and Shimpling


Burston and Shimpling are small villages and form a united parish in the county of Norfolk, England. The parish covers an area of and had a population of 538 in 206 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 568 in 234 households at the 2011 Census.
The Church of St George, Shimpling, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. It is in care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Location

Historically, Shimpling was bounded on the east by Dickleburgh, on the west by Burston, on the south by Thelton, and on the north by Gissing, absorbing Burston only much later. These divisions largely remain.