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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
All Saints Church, Earsham
Earsham Location within Norfolk
Area	12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population	882 (2011)
• 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
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.451825°N 1.417236°E / 52.451825; 1.417236

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

External links

Media related to Earsham at Wikimedia Commons

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