Museums · East Midlands
Aylsham
Aylsham is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, nearly 9 mi (14 km) north of Norwich. The town is close to Blickling, Felbrigg, Mannington and Wolterton
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Aylsham is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, nearly 9 mi (14 km) north of Norwich. The town is close to Blickling, Felbrigg, Mannington and Wolterton, which are important tourist attractions. The civil parish has an area of 4,329 acres (17.52 km2) and in the 2001 census had a population of 5,504 increasing to a population of 6,016 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.
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From the Wikipedia article
Aylsham is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, nearly 9 mi (14 km) north of Norwich. The town is close to Blickling, Felbrigg, Mannington and Wolterton, which are important tourist attractions. The civil parish has an area of 4,329 acres (17.52 km2) and in the 2001 census had a population of 5,504 increasing to a population of 6,016 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.
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Background
History
, Lord of the manor from 1372]] Archaeological evidence shows that the site of the town of Aylsham has been occupied since prehistoric times. The town is just over 2 mi from a Roman settlement at Brampton. The settlement was linked to Venta Icenorum at Caistor St Edmund (south of Norwich) by a Roman road which can still be traced in places. The site had maritime links to the rest of the Roman Empire. Excavations during the 1970s provided evidence of several kilns, showing that this was an industrial centre, pottery and metal items being the main items manufactured there. Aylsham is thought to have been founded around 500 AD by an Anglo Saxon thegn called Aegel, Aegel's Ham, meaning "Aegel's…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7900, 1.2560
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Broadland
- Parish
- Aylsham
- Postcode
- NR11 6JD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
Sources
- wikipedia: Aylsham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aylsham?
- Aylsham is in East Midlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.7900°, 1.2560°.
- Is Aylsham wheelchair accessible?
- Yes — Aylsham is tagged in OpenStreetMap as wheelchair-accessible.