Barnham Broom
Barnham Broom | |
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![]() Church of St Peter and St Paul, Barnham Broom | |
![]() ![]() Barnham Broom Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
Population | 590 (2011) |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG080074 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR9 |
Dialling code | 01603 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Barnham Broom is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated on the River Yare, 9 miles (15 km) West of Norwich.[1] and 4 miles (6 km) North-West of Wymondham.
The villages name means 'Beorn's homestead/village' or perhaps, 'warrior's homestead/village'. The 'Broom' part was added in 1838.
The civil parish has an area of 7.24 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 552 in 220 households, increasing to 590 at the 2011 Census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.[2]
At the centre of the village, on the crossroads, lies Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores, providing local services to the community and visitors, and a hundred yards further along Bell Road can be found The Bell public house.[2]
The school, Barnham Broom CofE VA Primary School,[3] is an 1847 flint building.
The Parish Council is made up of 7 Councillors and meets on the third Thursday of every month except August and December.[4]
1-mile (1.6 km) NE of the village is Barnham Broom Hotel & Country Club, incorporating restaurant, two 18 hole golf courses, a leisure & fitness club and a hotel.
References[]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolkb/barnham%20broom/barbbe.htm
- ^ "Archived copy". www.barnhambroom.norfolk.sch.uk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://barnham-broompc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 237 - Norwich. ISBN 0-319-21868-6.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Barnham%20Broom
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- Barnham [Broom] in the Domesday Book
- Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores
- Barnham Broom
- Villages in Norfolk
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- South Norfolk
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