Marham

Marham
Holy Trinity church, Marham
Marham is located in Norfolk
Marham
Marham
Location within Norfolk
Area14.85 km2 (5.73 sq mi)
Population3,531 (2011)
• Density238/km2 (620/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF 709 100
Civil parish
  • Marham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE33
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°39′39″N 0°31′32″E / 52.66078°N 0.52550°E / 52.66078; 0.52550

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] increasing to 3,531 at the 2011 Census.[3]

The villages name means 'Pool homestead/village' or 'hemmed-in land with a pool'.

  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.
  3. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 August 2015.

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