Martham
Coordinates: 52°42′30″N 1°37′58″E / 52.70844°N 1.63282°E
| Martham | |
 St Mary, Martham |
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 Martham
Martham shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi) |
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| Population | 3,216 |
| - Density | 272 /km2 (700 /sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG455185 |
| Civil parish | Martham |
| District | Great Yarmouth |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GREAT YARMOUTH |
| Postcode district | NR29 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Martham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk and within the Broads National Park. It is situated some 15 km (9.3 mi) north-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 30 km (19 mi) north-east of the city of Norwich.[1]
The civil parish has an area of 11.84 km2 (4.57 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 3,126 in 1,267 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. In recent years the population has expanded with considerable building of new housing. There is a good bus service to Great Yarmouth.[2] There was formerly a Martham railway station, but this closed in 1959.
The village has several Georgian houses, a large green and duck pond. Near the church, a lane leads Martham Ferry, where an unusual floating swing bridge crosses the River Thurne. The bridge leads to Heigham Holmes, an island nature reserve, which can only be accessed by the public on special occasions.[3] About 2 km (1.2 mi) to the north of the village is Martham Broad, a 140 acres (57 ha) nature reserve.
The Saxons settled in Martham around AD600 and gave the village its name, "the ham of the martens", the home of the polecats.[4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
- ^ "Highham Holmes open day". Broads Authority. http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/news/events/event-details.html?id=4142. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
- ^ http://www.martham.gov.uk/History/history.htm
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- Map sources for Martham.
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- Martham Parish Council website
- Martham Local Weather website
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