Coordinates: 52°46′12″N 1°30′40″E / 52.770°N 1.511°E
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  Stalham
 Stalham shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 7.30 km2 (2.82 sq mi) |
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| Population | 2,951 |
| - Density | 404 /km2 (1,050 /sq mi) |
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| Parish | North Walsham |
| District | North Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR12 |
| Dialling code | 01692 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | North Norfolk |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Stalham is a market town in the English county of Norfolk, in East Anglia. It covers an area of 7.30 km2 (2.82 sq mi) and had a population of 2,951 in 1,333 households as of the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.
It lies within the Norfolk Broads, about 15 miles (24 km) north-east of Norwich on the A149 road.
Through the 1960s Stalham suffered from a reduction of the agricultural labour force as a result of improvements in agricultural technology. Beginning in the 1970s, though, housing developments attracted people who took up residence in Stalham but worked elsewhere.
In 2002 Tesco built a supermarket in Stalham, with considerable controversy, with many residents fearing that it would "kill the high street". [1].
The 15th-century St Mary's parish church has a rare 15th-century font which has survived because it was buried during the Civil War to prevent its destruction by Oliver Cromwell's forces.
See also
References
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
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