Martham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk and within the Broads National Park. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. The Broads is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes (known locally as broads in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. It is situated some 15 km north-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 30 km north-east of the city of Norwich. Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a Coastal Town in Norfolk, England. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund [1]
The civil parish has an area of 11. 84 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 3,126 in 1,267 households. A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. History The borough was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former County borough of Great In recent years the population has expanded with considerable building of new housing - unfortunately without services developing accordingly, although there is a good bus service to Great Yarmouth. [2] There was formerly a Martham railway station, but this closed in 1959. Martham railway station was a station in Martham, Norfolk. It was on the line between Melton Constable and Great Yarmouth. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The village has several Georgian houses, a large green and duck pond. Georgian architecture is the name given in most English -speaking countries to the set of Architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840 Near the church, a lane leads to the former location of Martham Ferry across the River Thurne. The River Thurne is a River in Norfolk England in The Broads. The ferry no longer exists, but has been replaced by a swing bridge, which can only be crossed by the public on special occasions. A swing bridge is a Movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring at or near to its center about which the turning About 2 km to the north of the village is Martham Broad, a 140 acre (570,000 m²) nature reserve. Martham Broad is a broad (or lake and National Nature Reserve on the River Thurne in the English county of Norfolk. nature reserve ( natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is a Protected area of importance for Wildlife, flora
References
- ^ 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. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
External links
- Map sources for Martham.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Martham.
- Martham Parish Council website
- Norfolk Guide - Martham
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