Coordinates: 52°56′15″N 0°53′34″E / 52.93744°N 0.89283°E
| Warham | |
Sep2004.jpg) Warham village sign (photo by David Williams) |
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  Warham
Warham shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi) |
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| Population | 193 |
| - Density | 10 /km2 (26 /sq mi) |
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| 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 |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
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 had a population of 193 in 79 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[2]
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.[3]
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
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
- ^ 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. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/warhammarymagdelene/warhammarymagdelene.htm. Retrieved 26 May 2006.
External links
- Map sources for Warham.
- 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.
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