Warham, 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]

Warham

Warham village sign
Warham
Location within Norfolk
Area18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi)
Population193 (2011)
• Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF 945 417
Civil parish
  • Warham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA
Postcode districtNR23
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

The civil parish has an area of 18.65 km2 (7.20 sq mi) and in the 2001 census and the 2011 Census had a population of 193 in 79 households.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[3]

Surprisingly, this small village has two large medieval churches, and used to have three. All Saints (the present parish church) is in the village centre near the pub, and St Mary Magdalen is about 500 m (550 yd) away to the west. Originally there were three ecclesiastical parishes here, but the three parishes were merged after the Reformation.[4] In the process, the church of St Mary the Virgin was demolished. It used to stand just east of All Saints, on the other side of the lane to Wighton.[5]

Just south of the village is Warham Camp, a small ancient hill fort earthwork built by the Iceni in the 2nd 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
  1. Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
  2. "Civil Parish populations 2001 & 2011". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
  4. "St Mary Magdalene,Warham". The Norfolk Churches site. Retrieved 26 May 2006.
  5. Batcock: Ruined and Disused Churches of Norfolk 1991, p55

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