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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. and 4 miles (6 km) North-West of Wymondham.
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| 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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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR9 |
| Dialling code | 01603 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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.
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.
War Memorial
Barnham Broom's War Memorial is located inside St. Peter & St. Paul's Church alongside a Roll of Honour. It lists the following names for the First World War:
- Corporal Charles A. Davey (1895-1918), 4th Battalion, Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery
- Lance-Corporal Ted Pegnall (d.1918), 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
- Gunner H. William Cullum (1895-1917), 154th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
- Private William R. Waters (1899-1917), 10th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
- Private Charles Bell (1885-1917), 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- Private Harry Harvey (1887-1917), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Charles Bullard (1892-1918), 13th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
- Private George H. Martin (1888-1917), 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
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.
{{cite web}}: 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
External links
- Barnham Broom Parish Council
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Barnham Broom.
- Barnham [Broom] in the Domesday Book
- Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores
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