Towns & cities · East Midlands
Sparham
Sparham — village and civil parish in Norfolk, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Sparham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 7 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 323 people. Address: NR9. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Norfolk, UK". Coordinates: 52.7346°, 1.0669°.
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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
Sparham is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of 7.22 km2 (2.79 sq mi) and had a population of 291 in 109 households at the 2001 census, including Bylaugh and increasing to a population of 341 in 143 households at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the Upper Wensum Ward of Breckland District Council and the Elmham and Mattishall Division of Norfolk County Council. The villages name means 'spar homestead/village' or 'spar hemmed-in land'. Sparham is one of the highest points in Norfolk, and the top of the church tower has views of the surrounding countryside for several miles. The hamlet of Sparhamhill lies to its east and south on the main A1067 road.
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- Coordinates
- 52.7346, 1.0669
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Parish
- Sparham
- Postcode
- NR9
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Population
- 323
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1918978 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sparham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Mary, Sparham, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 308640.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sparham?
- Sparham is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR9), in the parish of Sparham.
- Is Sparham a protected site?
- Yes — Sparham is part of the River Wensum SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Sparham free to visit?
- Yes, Sparham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sparham?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR9. It sits within the Mid Norfolk parliamentary constituency.