Marham

Marham
Holy Trinity church, Marham
Marham  Marham shown within Norfolk
Area	14.85 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Population	2,951
– density	199/km2 (520/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF 709 100
Civil parish	Marham
District	King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KING'S LYNN
Postcode district	PE33
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°39′39″N 0°31′32″E / 52.66078°N 0.52550°E / 52.66078; 0.52550

Marham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximate 12 miles (19 km) away from King's Lynn. An RAF station, RAF Marham, is situated nearby at Upper Marham.^[1] The village covers an area of 1,485 ha (3,670 acres) and had a population of 2,951 in 788 households as of the 2001 census.^[2]

Governance

Marham is a parish of the Kings Lynn and West Norfolk district council, which is responsible for the most local services. Norfolk County Council is in charge of roads, some schools, and social services, and the county councillor is Richard Toby Coke (UKIP). For Westminster elections Marham forms part of the North West Norfolk constituency, represented by Henry Bellingham (Conservative).

Religion

Holy Trinity Anglican church dates from Norman times and has a Norman doorway. Since its original design, each part of the building has been reconstructed. The doorway has a single-scallop shaft on each side. The semi-circular arch is high enough to allow the tympanum within to be filled with a checkered "lozenge" pattern.^[3]

Marham Methodist church joins with the Anglicans for some of its services.^[4]

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marham.

• Map sources for Marham
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Marham.