Warham, Norfolk
| Warham | |
Sep2004.jpg) Warham village sign |
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  Warham |
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| Area | 18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi) |
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| Population | 193 (2011) |
| – density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF 945 417 |
| Civil parish | Warham |
| District | North Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA |
| Postcode district | NR23 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°56′15″N 0°53′34″E / 52.93744°N 0.89283°E
Warham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about 5 km (3.1 mi) inland from the north Norfolk coast, 5 km (3.1 mi) south-east of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea and 50 km (31 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich.[1]
The civil parish has an area of 18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi) and in the 2001 census and the 2011 Census had a population of 193 in 79 households.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[3]
Surprisingly, this small village has two large medieval churches, All Saints near the village centre and St Mary Magdalen about 500 m (550 yd) away. Originally, there were two ecclesiastical parishes here, but the two parishes were merged after the Reformation.[4]
Just south of the village is Warham Camp, a small ancient hill fort earthwork built by the Iceni in the 2nd century BC, known locally as 'the Danish Camp'.
The village has a tiny request stop - Warham railway station - on the narrow gauge Wells and Walsingham Light Railway.
References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
- ↑ "Civil Parish populations 2001 & 2011". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
- ↑ "St Mary Magdalene,Warham". The Norfolk Churches site. Retrieved 26 May 2006.
External links
Media related to Warham, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons
- Map sources for Warham, Norfolk
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Warham All Saints parish.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Warham St Mary Magdalen parish.
- Information from NorfolkCoast.co.uk on Warham.