Burston and Shimpling

{{Short description|Civil parish in Norfolk, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.40|1.15|display=inline,title}}

| os_grid_reference = TM143827

| official_name = Burston and Shimpling

| population = 568

| area_total_km2 = 9.17

| static_image = Shimpling-g6.jpg

| static_image_caption = St George's Church, Shimpling

| shire_district = South Norfolk

| shire_county = Norfolk

| region = East of England

| civil_parish = Burston and Shimpling

| constituency_westminster =

| postcode_district = IP21, IP22

| postcode_area = IP

| post_town = DISS

| dial_code = 01379

| london_distance =

}}

Burston and Shimpling is a civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. The parish covers an area of {{convert|9.17|km2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 538 in 206 households at the 2001 census,{{cite web|url=http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/burston_parish.asp|title=Burston & Shimpling parish information|publisher=South Norfolk Council|date=23 July 2008|access-date=20 June 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905173829/http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/burston_parish.asp|archive-date=5 September 2008|url-status=dead}} the population increasing to 568 in 234 households at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11121470&c=IP21+4UA&d=16&e=62&g=6450308&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441446774477&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=5 September 2015}} It includes the village of Burston and Shimpling.

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.