Parham, Suffolk
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Parham, Church of St Mary |
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Parham |
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Population | 263 [1] |
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District | Suffolk Coastal |
Shire county | Suffolk |
Region | East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Woodbridge |
Postcode district | IP13 9 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°11′46″N 1°22′34″E / 52.196°N 1.376°E
Parham is a village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located seven miles north of Woodbridge, in 2005 it had a population of 300, reducing to 263 at the 2011 Census.
The flint-built parish church of St Mary, though restored in 1886, dates from the late 14th Century and was likely built for William de Ufford. The Rood screen is 15th Century.[2] The aviator Ray Hanna is buried in the churchyard.
Parham Airfield Museum is located nearby.
History
Parham once had a railway station called Parham railway station on the Framlingham Branch but closed.
References
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Parham (1030531)". National Heritage List for England.
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