Warham, Norfolk

Warham, Norfolk

Warham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about 5 km inland from the north Norfolk coast, 5 km south-east of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea and 50 km north-west of the city of Norwich.Ordnance Survey (2002). "OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central". ISBN 0-319-21887-2.]

The civil parish has an area of 18.65 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 193 in 79 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ". Retrieved December 2, 2005.]

Surprisingly, this small village has two large medieval churches, All Saints near the village centre and St Mary Magdalen about 500 m away. Originally, there were two ecclesiastical parishes here, but the two parishes were merged after the reformation. cite web | title = St Mary Magdalene,Warham | publisher = The Norfolk Churches site | url = http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/warhammarymagdelene/warhammarymagdelene.htm | accessdate = May 26 | accessyear = 2006 ]

Just south of the village is a small ancient hillfort earthwork built by the Iceni in the second 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

External links

*oscoor|TF945417_region:GB_scale:100000|Map sources for Warham.
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/w/warham_all_saints/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Warham All Saints parish.
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/w/warham_st_mary/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Warham St Mary Magdalen parish.
* [http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/location_norfolk/vp_warham.htm Information from NorfolkCoast.co.uk] on Warham.


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