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North Elmham
North Elmham — village and civil parish in Norfolk, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Dereham · 7.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
North Elmham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 19 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 1,392 people. Address: NR20. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Norfolk, UK". Coordinates: 52.7486°, 0.9397°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wensum SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
North Elmham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 7.41 sq mi (19.2 km2) and is located about 5 mi (8.0 km) north of East Dereham, on the west bank of the River Wensum. Including Gateley and Broom Green, the civil parish had a population of 1,428 in 624 households at the 2001 census; this increased slightly to 1,433 at the 2011 census. North Elmham was the site of a pre-Norman cathedral, seat of the Bishop of Elmham until 1075. For the purposes of local government, it lies within the Elmham and Mattishall division of Norfolk County Council and the Upper Wensum ward of Breckland District Council. The village is located along the B1145, a route which runs between King's Lynn and Mundesley.
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Background
History
The name North Elmham comes from the Old English, meaning "village where elms grow" and is first mentioned in 1035. Only ruins now survive of a Norman chapel which is in the care of English Heritage. The chapel is on the site of an earlier Anglo Saxon timber cathedral which housed the episcopal throne of the bishops of Elmham from around 672 until the episcopal see was moved to Thetford in 1071. A mid 9th-century copper-alloy hanging censer was discovered at North Elmham in 1786. The earthworks and ruins at North Elmham stewarded by English Heritage are thought to be the remains of Bishop Herbert de Losinga's late 11th-century episcopal church and the late 14th-century double-moated castle…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7486, 0.9397
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Parish
- North Elmham
- Postcode
- NR20
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Population
- 1,392
- Nearest railway station
- Dereham — 7.8 km
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1921629 (CC0)
- wikipedia: North Elmham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Mary's church, North Elmham - geograph.org.uk - 525174.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is North Elmham?
- North Elmham is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR20), in the parish of North Elmham.
- Is North Elmham a protected site?
- Yes — North Elmham is part of the River Wensum SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is North Elmham free to visit?
- Yes, North Elmham is free to enter.
- How do I get to North Elmham?
- The nearest railway station is Dereham, about 7.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NR20.