Marsham, Norfolk
# Marsham, Norfolk

Marsham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Norwich. It covers an area of 7.40 $km^2$ (2.86 sq mi) and had a population of 674 in 282 households at the 2001 census.

For local government purposes, it falls within the district of Broadland. Marsham has its own Parish Council, Marsham Parish Council.

## History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870–1872) described Marsham thus:

   MARSHAM, a village and a parish in Aylsham district, Norfolk. The village stands near the river Bure, 2 miles S of Aylsham, and 11 N of Norwich r. station; and gives the title of Viscount to Earl Romney. The parish comprises 1,819 acres. Real property, £2,314. Pop., 622. Houses, 148. The property is subdivided. Bolwick Hall is the seat of J. H. Warnes, Esq. The ancestors of Earl Romney resided in the parish in the 12th century. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £281. Patrons, Miss C. Blake and the Rev. E. T. Yates. The church consists of nave and chancel, with a tower; and contains an ancient screen, a carved font, and monuments of the Norrises and others. There are a Primitive Methodist chapel, and charities £18.

## Gallery

* The Mutual Improvement Institution is a Grade II listed building dating back to 1857.
* The village sign was erected in 1953 to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
* The Plough Inn Marsham
* The village sign depicts the peewit bird
