- Ingham, Norfolk
Infobox UK place
official_name= Ingham
country= England
region= East of England
shire_district=North Norfolk
shire_county=Norfolk
civil_parish= Ingham
static_
static_image_caption = Imgham Church and the Swan Public House
population= 376 (parish, 2001 census)
population_density=
os_grid_reference= TG390260
latitude= 52.77889
longitude= 1.54379
post_town= NORWICH
postcode_area= NR
postcode_district= NR12
dial_code= 01692
constituency_westminster= North Norfolk
london_distance= convert|135|mi|kmIngham is a small
village andcivil parish in the Englishcounty ofNorfolk . It lies close to the village ofStalham , and is about 2 miles fromSea Palling on theNorth Sea coast.Ordnance Survey (2005). "OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads". ISBN 0-319-23769-9.]The civil parish has an area of 6.13 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 376 in 153 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] ". RetrievedDecember 2 ,2005 .]Ingham is mentioned in the
Domesday Book of 1086 were it has the name of Hincham [The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 190, ISBN 1858334403] . Possible etymologies are "homestead or village of a man called Inga" or "home of the Inguiones" (an ancient Germanic tribe).There are the remains of a
priory and the Ingham Poor's Allotment.Amenities
The village has one public house which is called the Swan. It is one of only two Public houses tied to the
Woodforde’s Brewery ofWoodbastwick in Norfolk [ [http://www.woodfordes.co.uk/index.html] /Brewery website] . The Original Building was built in the 14th Century and was originally part of Ingham Priory until its destruction underHenry VIII in the 16th Century.References
External links
*oscoor|TG390260_region:GB_scale:100000|Map sources for Ingham.
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/i/ingham/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Ingham.
* [http://www.eng-villages.co.uk/ingham.html/ More information] on Ingham.
* [http://norfolk-guide.co.uk/2006/ingham-village-and-church/ Norfolk Guide - Ingham]
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