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West Winch is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 2,596 in 1,068 households at the 2001 census,〔(Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes ). Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.〕 the population increasing to 2,734 at the 2011 census.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Civil Parish population 2011 )〕 For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. West Winch is situated on the A10 several miles south of the town of King's Lynn. The most celebrated feature is a windmill (at ) that was restored from dereliction between 1973 and 1980 and is now complete with sails. Cartoonist Osbert Lancaster is buried in the church graveyard, having previously opened the William Burt Social Club in 1974. A plaque on the club's wall commemorates this event. A range of recycling facilities are adjacent to the club. For most of the 1990s West Winch's pub (formerly the Cock Inn), was an Australian theme pub called The Billabong. West Winch also possesses a large but mostly sterile common with a view across the railway line. Sugar beet factory was visible but has now been demolished and replaced with paper mill. ==Governance== An electoral ward in the same name exists. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 4,734. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ward population 2011 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「West Winch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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