Titchwell, Norfolk

Titchwell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the north Norfolk coast some 2km west of the village of Brancaster, 9km north-east of the seaside resort of Hunstanton, 30km north of the town of King's Lynn and 70km north-west of the city of Norwich.The civil parish has an area of 6.46km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 91 in 47 households. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the civil parish of Thornham. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.The village is renowned for its RSPB reserve at Titchwell Marsh, an area of salt and freshwater marsh that extends along the coast towards Brancaster. It also has a Norman Church with an unusual spire.There is a small nature reserve on the site of a former chalk pit, which is believed to have first been used in Roman times. In 1786, under the Inclosure Act of 1773, the land came into ownership of Titchwell Parish. After all the chalk had been removed, the land became a rubbish dump, which was soon closed following public outcry. Local farmers and Norfolk County Council then tidied the pit and planted trees and shrubs, creating a mini-reserve.