Marham

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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 referenceTF 709 100
Civil parishMarham
DistrictKing's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited 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

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]

Notes

  1. Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 236 - King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN 0-319-21867-8.
  2. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.

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