Marsham, Norfolk

Marsham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Norwich. It covers an area of 7.40 km2 (2.86 sq mi) and had a population of 674 in 282 households at the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.

Marsham

All Saints, Marsham
Marsham
Location within Norfolk
Area7.40 km2 (2.86 sq mi)
Population674 
• Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG196240
Civil parish
  • Marsham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR10
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–1872) described Marsham thus:

MARSHAM, a village and a parish in Aylsham district, Norfolk. The village stands near the river Bure, 2 miles S of Aylsham, and 11 N of Norwich r. station; and gives the title of Viscount to Earl Romney. The parish comprises 1,819 acres. Real property, £2,314. Pop., 622. Houses, 148. The property is subdivided. Bolwick Hall is the seat of J. H. Warnes, Esq. The ancestors of Earl Romney resided in the parish in the 12th century. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £281. Patrons, Miss C. Blake and the Rev. E. T. Yates. The church consists of nave and chancel, with a tower; and contains an ancient screen, a carved font, and monuments of the Norrises and others. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, and charities £18.[2]

  • The Mutual Improvement Institution is a Grade II listed building dating back to 1857.
  • The village sign was erected in 1953 to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
  • The Plough Inn Marsham
  • The village sign depicts the peewit bird

References
  1. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. Wilson, John Marius, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-1872), extract for Marsham online at visionofbritain.org.uk, accessed 24 January 2009



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