Earsham
| Earsham | |
 All Saints Church, Earsham |
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  Earsham |
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| Area | 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Population | 882 |
| – density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM322892 |
| Civil parish | Earsham |
| District | South Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BUNGAY |
| Postcode district | NR35 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°27′07″N 1°25′02″E / 52.451825°N 1.417236°E
Earsham is a small village in Norfolk, England. Its postal town is the nearby Bungay, Suffolk. It covers an area of 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) and had a population of 907 in 357 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population falling to 882 at the 2011 census.[2]
Earsham has a number of local attractions, including:
- Earsham Mill - a watermill dating from Anglo-Saxon times[3]
- Earsham Hall - Furniture and antique sales
- The Queens Head - Home to the Waveney Brewing Company
There was once an Earsham railway station on the Waveney Valley Line, but this is now closed.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Wortwell and had a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,444.[4]
Etymology of name
Earsham's name refers to its position within a stubble or earsh field in which plant material - wheat, barley or rye had been cut leaving a short stubble or short stalks.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Earsham parish information". South Norfolk Council. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ "Earsham Mill".
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ↑ History and Antiquities of Horsham, Dorothea E Hurst, Farncombe & Co.,Lewes ,1889
- ↑ Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect, W D Parish, 2nd Ed, 1975 p39
External links
Media related to Earsham at Wikimedia Commons