Dilham is a village and civil parish in The Broads of Norfolk, England. At the 2001 census it covered an area of 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi) with a population of 301 in 128 homes,[2] increasing to a population of 319 at the 2011 Census. It is on the River Ant just off the A149 road, near Stalham. The name means 'Dill homestead/village' or 'hemmed-in land where dill grows'. It is the limit of Broads navigation for larger boats, but small boats, and especially non-powered boats, can travel on the North Walsham & Dilham Canal until Honing.
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Dilham Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
Population | 319 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG332245 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORTH WALSHAM |
Postcode district | NR28 |
Dialling code | 01692 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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Its church, St Nicholas, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. Attached to the nearby Dilham Hall is a fifteenth-century tower, all that remains of Dilham Castle, a fifteenth-century fortified house.
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