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2 Geography  





3 All Saints' Church  





4 Amenities  





5 Transport  





6 Notable residents  





7 War memorial  





8 References  





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Coordinates: 52°2707N 1°2502E / 52.451825°N 1.417236°E / 52.451825; 1.417236
 

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Earsham

All Saints Church, Earsham

Earsham is located in Norfolk
Earsham

Earsham

Location within Norfolk

Area12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population882 2011 Census
• Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM322892
• London149 kilometres (93 mi)
Civil parish
  • Earsham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBUNGAY
Postcode districtNR35
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°27′07N 1°25′02E / 52.451825°N 1.417236°E / 52.451825; 1.417236

Earsham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Earsham is located 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) west of its postal townofBungay and 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-east of Norwich. The village is located close to the border between Norfolk and Suffolk, and the River Waveney.

History

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Earsham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the homestead or settlement of an earl or built around a hill.[1]

Earsham Mill has stood in some form in the village since the time of the Anglo-Saxons, using the River Waveney to grind wheat into flour. The mill building still exists today.[2]

In the Domesday Book, Earsham is listed as a settlement of 69 households in its own hundred. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of King William I.[3]

Earsham Hall was built in the Eighteenth Century by John Buxton and was first inhabited by Lt-Col. William Windham. The hall was remodelled in the Georgian stylebySir John Soane and exists today as a venue for wedding receptions and antiques dealing.

Geography

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According to the 2011 Census, Earsham has a population of 882 residents living in 379 households.[4]

Earsham falls within the constituencyofSouth Norfolk and is represented at ParliamentbyRichard Bacon MP of the Conservative Party. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the districtofSouth Norfolk.

All Saints' Church

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Earsham's parish church dates from the Fourteenth Century and is rare for an East Anglian church due to the fact it features a spire. The stone font depicts the seven sacraments and crucifixion of Jesus Christ whilst the Continental stained glass shows Saint Joseph amongst others.[5]

Amenities

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Earsham's Queen's Head has operated as a coaching inn since the mid-Nineteenth Century,[6] the pub remains open to this day.

Transport

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Earsham railway station opened in 1860 as a stop on the Waveney Valley Line connecting TivetshalltoBeccles. The station was closed in 1953.

Notable residents

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War memorial

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Earsham's war memorial takes the form of a stone column topped with a Celtic cross located on the village green, the memorial is supplemented by a wooden Roll of Honour inside All Saints' Church. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:

And, the following for the Second World War:

References

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  1. ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 25, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Earsham
  • ^ Neville, J. (2004). Retrieved December 25, 2022. https://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/earsham.html
  • ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 25, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TM3188/earsham/
  • ^ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved December 25, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006540
  • ^ Knott, S. (2016). Retrieved December 25, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/earsham/earsham.htm
  • ^ Norfolk Public Houses. (1998). Retrieved December 25, 2022. https://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolke/earsham/earsqh.htm
  • ^ Tilley, M. (2007). Retrieved December 26, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Earsham.html
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