Mundham, historically Mundaham or Mundhala,[1] is a small village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. Archaeological and toponymic evidence of Mundham's existence predates its appearance in the Domesday survey of 1086, dating back to the early Anglo Saxon period.[2] However, there has been activity in the area since the early Neolithic period,[3] as well as an small Roman settlement which was located within the village.[4] In 2001, the population was 168 in 63 households,[5] and grew to 177 at the 2011 census.[6] The parish covers an area of 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi), and is approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Norwich and 14 miles (23 km) west of Great Yarmouth.
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Area | 6.31 km2 (2.44 sq mi) |
Population | 177 |
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TM335978 |
• London | 97 Miles |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR14 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk, however Mundham does have a Parish council responsible for local matters laid down by law, including a role in local planning, it consists of 5 councillors, and a clerk.[7] The village contains a number of heritage-listed buildings, which include a 13th-century church, multiple farmhouses, and the ruins of another 13th Century church.[8] The fields and woodland surrounding Mundham have changed little in the past 500 years, and the village itself remains rural with a low population density compared to the national average.[9]
Mundham is located 11 miles southeast of Norwich. Near the center of Mundham, there is the a small stream which flows into the River Chet. Mundham borders the River Chet to the north, between Mundham and Bergh Apton. In the west, it borders with Seething, while in the north east, it borders Sisland. In the southeast the extensions of Loddon reach. In the south Mundham borders Thwaite, and in the southwest it borders with Hedenham.[10] The Village sign is located near St. Peter's Church, and depicts a series of houses in the foreground, with a church and large tree in the background, the supports are carved into stems of wheat, with a small mouse and a poppy hidden in them.
Mundham's topography is, like most of East Anglia, made up of river meadows and flat agricultural landscape. The geology mostly consists of Cainozoic Sedimentary rock, with a layer of boulder clay and sand laid down in the last ice age.[11]
Mundham Magna has slightly acidic loamy and clayey soils with impeded drainage, and low carbon. The cropping of Mundham is reasonably flexible but more suited to autumn sown crops and grassland. Mundham Parva has similar soil, albeit slightly less fertile, however it has more clay and so has slower drainage, and although it is still slightly acid, the soil is base rich.[12]
Mundham has a temperate maritime climate, like much of the British Isles, with relatively cool summers and mild winters. There is regular but generally light precipitation throughout the year.[13]
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 7.25 (45.05) |
8.01 (46.42) |
10.83 (51.49) |
14.05 (57.29) |
17.63 (63.73) |
20.83 (69.49) |
22.78 (73.00) |
22.71 (72.88) |
19.70 (67.46) |
15.02 (59.04) |
10.73 (51.31) |
7.75 (45.95) |
14.81 (58.66) |
Average low °C (°F) | 1.53 (34.75) |
1.46 (34.63) |
2.64 (36.75) |
4.66 (40.39) |
7.66 (45.79) |
10.22 (50.40) |
11.90 (53.42) |
12.03 (53.65) |
10.04 (50.07) |
7.52 (45.54) |
4.05 (39.29) |
2.19 (35.94) |
6.35 (43.43) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 52.26 (2.06) |
44.47 (1.75) |
44.59 (1.76) |
37.90 (1.49) |
38.02 (1.50) |
57.14 (2.25) |
45.25 (1.78) |
58.07 (2.29) |
46.10 (1.81) |
66.35 (2.61) |
78.24 (3.08) |
57.80 (2.28) |
626.19 (24.65) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.07 | 9.76 | 8.64 | 8.66 | 8.12 | 9.06 | 9.06 | 9.29 | 8.64 | 10.61 | 11.49 | 11.43 | 115.84 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 64.43 | 71.41 | 118.35 | 175.00 | 217.19 | 207.23 | 217.53 | 200.32 | 162.28 | 110.81 | 68.44 | 62.31 | 1,675.3 |
Source: Met Office[14] |
Mundham was founded in the early Anglo Saxon period in the Kingdom of East Anglia, St. Peters Church and Mundham Hall were built between then and 1086,[15][16] as they appear Mundham's entry in the Domesday book.[17] In the 12th/13th Century, Mundham was split into Mundham St. Peter's (Mundham Magna) and Mundham St. Ethelbert's (Mundham Parva), and St. Ethelbert's Church was built for use by Mundham Parva, until 1454 when Mundham re-unified, despite this St. Ethelbert's stayed open until 1749. In the 12th Century the current iteration of St. Peter's was built.[18] Throughout the 19th century, the major landowners of Mundham were usually the owner of Mundham house, which was built prior to 1845, and the lord of the manor in Dickleburgh-Manclere. Across from the Church, Roman coins and other artifacts have been found, estimated between 43 AD and 73 AD, during the Roman Conquest of Britain.[19]
Mundham, as the current village, was founded as an early Anglo Saxon farming settlement, built on the sandy soil of the river Chet, however there has been activity here since the Mesolithic age, as many Mesolithic[21] and Neolithic[22] worked flints have been found in the village, along with a number of Bronze age axeheads.[23]
A number of early Neolithic pits have been discovered, one of which contained burnt wood and debris, as well as a human cremation, other pits have been dated to the Bronze Age, and a ditch and another two pits have been dated to the Iron Age.[24] There is evidence of a Roman settlement, as Roman bricks and tiles[25] have been found in the parish, as well as many shards of Roman pottery[26] and coins.[27]
The name originates from the pre-7th century word Mund is the nominative plural of the Old English word munda, meaning "protector" or "guardian."[28] The suffix -ham is the Old English noun meaning "homestead, village, manor or estate." The suffix -hamm is the Old English for "enclosure", "land hemmed by water or marsh or higher ground", "land in a riverbend", "rivermeadow" or "promontory". Both appear as -ham in modern place-names.[29] Although the first record of Mundham and St. Peter's Church is in the original Domesday book, Mundham, as indicated by its archaeology and toponymy, was established here in the Early Saxon period, prior to the 7th century A.D., as the remains of sunken-featured buildings, or Pit-houses have been excavated,[30] and an Early Saxon inhumation cemetery[31] as well as a Middle Saxon posthole.[32] Mundham had a population of 76.3 households and had its land split between 13 different owners, giving it an estimated population of 381.[33] It is listed as:
"Mundaham / Mundhala:
King's land, in the custody of Godric; also in the charge of William de Noyers; Thorold, Ulfketel and Robert de Vaux from Roger Bigot; Jocelyn from St. Edmund's; Nigel and Ansger from Robert FitzCorbucion; Isaac; Roger FitzRainard; Ralph FitzHagni. ½ church. Horse at the hall."[34]
This is also the first mention of St Peter's Church and Mundham Hall, originally St. Peter's Church would have been owned and run by the Hall, as the concept of a parish church arrived with the Normans.[35][36]
Sometime after the Domesday book was written, Mundham was split into Mundham St Peter's (Magna) and Mundham St Ethelbert's (Parva),[37][38] St. Ethelbert's was first mentioned in 1224,[39] and Mundham remained split until 1454 when it reunified.[40] St Peter's Church is the oldest building in Mundham, having Anglo Saxon foundations, and a beautiful example of a carved Norman doorway. The main body of the church dates from the 12th century, with the bell tower containing the remains of a relatively plain,[41] Norman font. During 12th/13th Century, Mundham was split into Mundham Magna and Mundham Parva (Greater and Lesser Mundham respectively), roughly halfway along Thwaite Road. The split was marked by the building of a second church, St Ethelbert's, for use by Mundham Parva. St Ethelbert's was not well recorded until well into the 13th century, and its rectors date from 1305 until 1454, when Mundham, as well as the two churches, were reunited, although St. Ethelbert's continued to operate until its closure in 1749. The Mundham Poorlands were left in 1680 by Thomas Spooner and an unknown donor, 20 shillings and 10 shillings of yearly rent charges in 1845 respectively.[42] The St. Peter's church register dates from 1559, and shortly after, in 1583, the churches of Mundham and Seething were merged, forming a benefice, before being fully joined, by order of the council, in 1881.[43]
During the 19th Century the population grew and a large number of houses were built, the church was restored and the vestry and northern aisle were added, along with a new faux-Romanesque font was added, replacing the lost Norman font. Prior to 1845, the second Mundham house was constructed by Jonathan Farrow, esq, built as a typical large house of the era, it possesses many interesting neoclassical features. Later, Thwaite joined the Mundham and Seething benefice, and in 1983 they joined the parishes of Brooke and Kirstead, and formed the Modern Brooke Benefice.[44]
The largest recorded population of Mundham was in 1841 with 308. The major landowners in the mid 19th century were G.S. Kett, who was lord of the manor in Dickleburgh-Manclere, Jonathan Farrow, esquire, the owner and builder of Mundham House, and Edward Clarke, esquire. Until 1879 the priest was J. T. Burt, with a rectorial manor which belonged to the Great Hospital in Norwich, along with a large area of land and the advowson,[45] He was replaced by Charles Hocking Hicks, who was vicar until 1936. In the 1880s Henry Manners-Sutton, 4th Viscount Canterbury, who lived in Dickleburgh-Manclere, was the major landowner in Mundham.[46]
By the late 19th century, the major landowner was Mr Hy. E. Garrod, however, Edward Clarke and his son, Henry, still held large estates here, and Arthur Ernest Powell, esq, had moved into mundham house, and Mundham was now officially located in the Brooke polling district.[47]
Mundham St Peter's, or Mundham Magna (greater), is the smaller, denser, northern area of Mundham, which was a village in its own right until the reunification of Mundham in 1454. St Peter's Church, the ruins of St Ethelbert's Church, Mundham House, and the site of Mundham Hall, are all located within Mundham St Peters. It was originally called Mundham Magna, but was known as St Peter's in more modern writings.[48]
Located in the west of Mundham, on Loddon road, St. Peter's Church was originally Catholic until the English Reformation when the portraits of saints were painted over and it became an Anglican church.[49] There has been a Church on the site for over a millennium, and it was first listed in the Domesday book, however the foundations of the church predates that, as they are Saxon. It was built post 7th century as the private chapel of Mundham Hall, as the concept of the parish church arrived with the Normans, in the late 11th century.[50]
The main body of the church is a 12th-century flint building, with the chancel being added in the 14th century,[51] however it still retains its Norman doorway, with three well-carved members, and elaborate scrolls, leaves, and rolls, it was carved by the same master mason as both Ashby St Mary's St Mary, and Heckingham's St. Gregory, as all have the same signature style.[52] The tower dates from the 15th century and has three stages, at the top it has a battlemented parapet with corners are turreted and gargoyles with pipes to throw rainwater clear of the walls. The roof is tiled with pantiles and slates, although it was originally thatched. The arcading of flint on the battlements has the remains of the lettering "ST PETRUS", meaning "St Peter" in Latin.
St. Peter's has a long, narrow, 12th century nave,[53] which was built with a rare, early example of Scissor beams. Directly across from the entrance is another Norman doorway, albeit much more plain, this was once another entrance, but now leads to a vestry, which was added in 1887 for Queen Victoria's golden jubilee.[54][55] The Northern aisle was added in 1863, providing 50 additional seats, it also holds the church's small, Victorian Organ, which is the work of William Hill, a famous 19th century Organ Makers, and uniquely for such a small instrument, it has two full-sized keyboards and a full pedal board. On the East wall is a brass rubbing of the memorial to William Harborne, the first English Ambassador to Constantinople. There are two Tudor South windows in the Nave, and on the outside of the church they have carved heads on the window frame.[56]
The carved wooden Rood Screen, which was once painted, is used to separate the people's church from the Chancel, has carved children's heads, this and the Poppy heads on the ends of the Pews both date to the 15th century. On the right of the Rood screen is where the pulpit was, before it was removed in 1962 for safety reasons.[57] There is an hourglass holder on the south side of the screen, this was used to time the priests' sermons, and nearby a recess shows the way up to where the Rood loft once was. The 15th century wall plate was once red and white, but has since lost its colour. The Church font, in the Bell tower, is a recent Victorian addition of 1877, but the remains of the 13th century Norman Marble font is kept in the corner of the tower, and is also depicted in a Cotman engraving near the door, it was lost for many years until it was eventually found in a pond in Seething,[58] likely due to it being used as a feeding trough. As well as the fonts, a Tudor fireplace/wafer oven, one of half a dozen left in Norfolk, and a 14th-century Consecration cross in a southern tower recess were discovered in the 1930s, opposite which are recesses for banners.[59]
The walls of the nave are painted with saints and other Catholic imagery, unfortunately these were painted over during the English Reformation, all that has been recovered are the remains of a 15th-century wall painting depicting St. Christopher, although a large part is covered by a memorial from 1797, however, the floral border still survives, as well as a scroll, whose inscription is an invitation to say a prayer before the image. There are three bells in the bell chamber; the smallest is the Sanctus bell, a very rare "narrow waisted" design, which was removed from St. Ethelbert's church when it was dissolved in 1749. The other two bells are both Angelus bells bells, which are also known as 'the Gabriel bells'.[60]
The church contains a rare example of the Royal Arms for George II, dated 1743, and just inside the door on the right is the Holy Water Stoup. The Chancel contains three simple windows, which have the names of the glaziers scratched on them. The only stained glass in the church is the cartouche of St. Peter's Keys at the far end of the church, which was added in 1953 for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.[61] The east end of the church, the Chancel, has been raised to honour the altar, making the 15th century Piscina (which is contained in a canopied recess) and Sedilia relatively low. The credence shelf is also mediaeval, rare, as it has notches that hold the chalice upside-down while it drains. In 1968, the ancient building was finally installed with electric lighting and heating.[62]
As is typical of such an ancient church, St. Peters Church contains many internal burials and memorials of those who have contributed to the church, the village, and the country as a whole.
The oldest memorial in the building, this metal floor plaque dates from 1538, and is situated at the head of the Chancel.[63] It is written in a medieval cursive style, and is very difficult to read. The entire plaque is transcribed below.
"Of your charitie pray for the soule of Henry Osborn whois bodie lieth buried under this ston @ died in the XXIX yeir of our sovreign lord kyng Henry the VIII on whose soule Jesu have mercy amen."[64]
The symbols shown above represent the symbols on the inscription. This is one of the last examples of the use of prayer clauses in a memorial inscription in Norfolk, for shortly after this prayers for the dead were outlawed.[65]
William Harborne is one of the most historically significant residents of Mundham. He acted as the first English ambassador to Constantinople for Elizabeth I until August 1588, leaving it as one of the most powerful positions in the English foreign service,[66] when he retired to Mundham, living in Mundham Hall. He rests underneath his floor plaque to this day. The plaque reads:
"Behold a dead mans howse who full of dayes, retirde here from the world desert and praise should sitt uppon in vertuous strife, this to instruct and that to wright his life. Heires spare your cost, he needs no tombe in death, who Embassagde for Queene Elizabeth, his next will be when at the generall dome God sends his soule to fetch his bodye home"
Although it has been lost, he did have a gravestone at St. Ethelbert's,[67] the inscription of which read:
"Reader, the dust inclos'd beneath this pile,
A life unspotted liv'd; devoid of e'ery guile,
Plain in his manners, sincere to his friend,
A pattern of virtue with honesty combin'd,
Shewn thro' e'ery action while here on earth,
'Till unerring fate had stopt his breath."[68]
Harborne played a key role in preventing the Ottoman Empire from supporting Catholic Spain in the war against Protestant England that was taking place at the time. Harborne was able to persuade the Porte that Spain was a threat to peace for all of Europe. Although he was unable to obtain a military alliance with the Ottomans, the Spanish-Ottoman protocol was not renewed in 1587, and the Elizabethan Treaty was renewed and would survive for 343 years between England and the Ottoman Empire.[69]
William's daughter, Elizabeth, married Gregory Randall and had a daughter, called Elizabeth, she was born in 1629 and died in January 1652 at the age of 23. Her memorial reads:
"Elizabethae filia unica Gregorij Randall Generosi & Elizabethae uxoris ejus unius filiarum gulielmi Harborne armigeri hic sepultae fuit hense Jan anno 1652, aetatis suae 23"
"Elizabeth, the only daughter of Gregory Randall, noble, and Elizabeth, his wife, one of the daughters of William Harborne, esquire, was buried here Jan. 1652, at the age of 23"
The son of Gregory Randall, William Randall and his wife, Elizabeth (née Cooke) lost four daughters at birth, and laid a stone in memory in August 1671. Their memorial reads:
"Quatuor infantes filiolae gulielmi randall generosi & Elizabethae uxoris ejus unius filiarum gulielmi cookrade broome barronetti sunt hic sepultae, in quarum memoriam hunc lapidem posvit earum pater hense augusti 1671"
"Four infant daughters of William Randall, noble, and Elizabeth his wife, one of the daughters of William Cooke, baronet of Broome, are buried here, in memory of which their father laid this stone in August 1671"
Elizabeth Randall's father was William Cooke, first Baronet of Broome hall. Her brother, Sir William Cooke, became the second and final Baronet of Broome hall.[71]
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The Grimer's lived in Mundham for over 250 years, the first record of them is in 1523, when Robert Greymer was born and the last record of them in Mundham was in 1772 when Robert Grimer was born. They were some of the major landowners of their time, having three floor inscriptions and a wall plaque over the St. Christopher's painting in St. Peters Church, one of which shows a 'self assigned' coat of arms with three golden eagles on a green shield.
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In St. Peter's Church, on the south wall of the aisle, is the World War One war memorial, carved into Italian marble, it is a fitting memory to those who died fighting for their country.
The list of the dead goes as follows:
"Their Name Liveth for Evermore"
George Todd was the churchwarden of St. Peter's Church from 1923 to 1939, before he left for military service in World War Two, never to return to the position, he died in 1970, and is buried in St. Peters graveyard. He held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army, making him both the only known officer and the highest-ranked military personnel to ever reside in Mundham.
St. Ethelbert's Church was an Anglican church,[88] which was built for the purpose of being used by the newly created Mundham Parva during the split of Mundham in the 12/13th century, and although Mundham reunified in 1454, St. Ethelbert's was not made redundant until 1749, almost 300 years later.[89] St Ethelbert's was not well recorded until well into the 13th century, and its rectors date from 1305 until it closed. Located near the centre of Mundham, the ruins of St Ethelbert's are hidden by a little wooded copse, the ground falls suddenly away, forming the edge of the graveyard, then there are three pillars of flint and stone topped by elder, two form the east wall either side of a window, while the third formed part of the north wall, these being the remains of the chancel. There are surviving blocks of stone in the former east window outline, and a putlog hole to the right of it.[90]
Mundham House is a grade II listed, late 18th century brick house with neoclassical features. It is shown on the Faden's map from 1797,[91] and was built by Jonathan Farrow. The house was extended and altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. The house has sash windows, with gauged and rubbed brick arches; a central pedimented door; a peacock tail fanlight and an elaborately tiled exterior lavatory dating to c.1880. The stables also date to the 18th or early 19th century and has lunette windows.[92] It also appeared in White's 1854 - 1890, under the ownership of Jonathan Farrow, esq, and later one Arthur Ernest Powell, esq. Until roughly World War II an annual Fête was held on the grounds of the estate, as well as that, instead of plain lawn, the land of Mundham House was home to a large Apple Orchard until the late 50's and early 60's, when it was removed.
South east of St. Peter's Church is the site of Mundham Hall,[93] which was built before the Norman conquest of England, during Anglo Saxon England,[94] as St. Peter's Church was constructed by the owners, to act as their church. Nothing remains of the main building, however the most recent form of the stables have been converted into a private residence, and the house's foundations have been discovered in the garden.[95] The last iteration of the house burned down, and the remains were demolished soon after.
Mundham Mill was located at the top of Mundham Common, to which it lends the current house its name. As with many sites in Mundham, the mill is first shown on the 1797 Faden's map of Mundham.[96] In 1819, the mill was under the ownership of one Mr. William Brown of Sizeland, when, on 30 July, two children, Amelia and Robert Pitcher, aged 31⁄2 and 43⁄4 respectively, were killed when hit with the mill sails, were buried two days later in St. Peters Churchyard. The press story reads:
"At Mundham mill, belonging to Mr. W. Brown of Sizeland, two children one aged three, other five playing in yard when sails knocked down girl. Boy ran to her assistance also struck by sails and killed. Girl died soon afterwards.
Essex Herald - 10 August 1819"[97]
The mill is on both the Bryants map in 1826, and the Greenwoods map in 1834. From 1845 to 1852, the Mill was owned by William Beverly, (b. 1800) and in the 1851 census, he lived in the mill house with his family, his wife Mary Ann (b. 1809) and his 5 children; Mary Ann (b. 1835), William (b. 1838), Michael (b. 1840), Emma (b. 1843) and Margrett (b. 1848).[98]
In 1852, William Beverly was declared insolvent, and the mill was sold to G.S Kett, then in June auctioned the mill off to Uriah Tibbenham, who ran it from 1864 to 1872. It is next mentioned in 1875, under the tenancy of Johnson Goff. In 1883, the previously wind powered mill was changed to a wind and steam method. Johnson continued under tenancy until 20 July 1901, when he bought the mill at auction, which he continued to run and own until 1908. In 1908, mill was bought by Ezra Upton, who ran it until its demolition in 1936/7, by 1937 only the broken wall of the roundhouse remained.[99]
Mundham St Ethelbert's, also called Mundham Parva (lesser), is the larger, sparser, southern area of Mundham and was a village in its own right until the reunification in 1454. Of historical significance, it contains Seething observatory, and now the majority of Seething Airfield. It was originally called Mundham Parva, but was known as St Ethelbert's in more modern writings.[100]
Contrary to its name, none of Seething Airfield is located inside Seething anymore, however, the airfield originally extended further into fully into Seething, however these lands were returned to farmland after the war.[101][102]
Constructed in 1942 for use as an American airbase for the Second World War, the Airfield was originally known as RAF Seething, and was host to the 448th Bomb Group, a part of the 2nd Air Division of the 8th American Air Force, and constructed as a base for Liberator bombers.[103]
Within Mundham, there are thirteen listed buildings, twelve Grade II listed sites, and one Grade I, which is St. Peter's Church.[104]
Area | Name | Grading | Description |
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Mundham Magna | St. Peter's Church | Grade I | 12th Century Church (With later additions)[105] |
St Ethelbert's Church (Ruins) | Grade II | Ruined 13th Century Church[106] | |
Abbey Farmhouse | Grade II | Tudor Abbey for St Ethelbert's (built c.1567) | |
Elfreder Cottage | Grade II | Late 18th Century Cottage[107] | |
Barn at Elfreder Cottage | Grade II | Late 18th Century Barn[108] | |
Hall Farmhouse | Grade II | Late 16th Century Farmhouse[109] | |
Barn at Hall Farm | Grade II | Early 17th Century Barn[110] | |
White House Farmhouse | Grade II | 17th Century Farmhouse[111] | |
Lower Barn | Grade II | Mid 17th Century[112] | |
Mundham House | Grade II | Large Georgian House (built c.1750)[113] | |
Stables at Mundham House | Grade II | Late 18th Century Stables[114] | |
Mundham Parva | The Laurels | Grade II | Late 17th Century House[115] |
Mundham Grange | Grade II | Late 17th Century Farmhouse[116] | |
In the mid 19th Century, two chapels were founded on the same site, one Primitive Methodist in 1833,[117] and one Baptist in 1849,[118] whether or not these chapels overlap in their occupancy is unknown. In 1893, the third chapel was founded as a Wesleyan Methodist church, which later became Methodist in 1932 due to the Methodist unification, before closing in 1980, after 87 years.[119] The building was constructed by Arthur E. Powell, who lived in Mundham House at the time, as designated by a stone plaque on the building.
Year | Houses | Families | Population[120] | Males | Females | Area (Acres) |
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1801 | 46 | 51 | 242 | 119 | 123 | ---- |
1811 | 46 | 56 | 265 | 130 | 135 | ---- |
1821 | 44 | 65 | 304 | 161 | 143 | ---- |
1831 | 48 | 64 | 314 | 164 | 150 | 1500 |
1841 | 70 | -- | 308 | 162 | 146 | 1527[121] |
1851 | 70 | -- | 293 | 155 | 138 | 1547 |
1861 | 61 | -- | 282 | --- | --- | 1547 |
1871 | 63 | 67 | 269 | --- | --- | 1547 |
1881 | 66 | 63 | 295 | 152 | 143 | 1547 |
1891 | 64 | 59 | 282 | 158 | 124 | 1562 |
1901 | 62 | 52 | 233 | 126 | 107 | 1562 |
1911 | -- | 59 | 234 | 131 | 103 | 1562 |
1921 | 59 | 61 | 234 | 123 | 108 | 1562 |
1931 | 62 | 62 | 218 | 108 | 110 | 1562 |
1941 | -- | -- | --- | --- | --- | 1562 |
1951 | 53 | 53 | 183 | 101 | 82 | 1562 |
1961 | 54[122] | 54[123] | 164[124] | 82 | 82[125] | 1562[126] |
1971 | -- | -- | --- | --- | --- | ---- |
1981 | -- | -- | --- | --- | --- | ---- |
1991 | -- | -- | --- | --- | --- | ---- |
2001 | 63 | 63 | 168 | --- | --- | ---- |
2011 | -- | -- | 177 | --- | --- | 1559 |
2021 | 64 | 64 | --- | --- | --- | 1559 |
Policing in Mundham is provided by Norfolk Constabulary, Statutory emergency fire and rescue service is provided by the Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, of which the nearest station is in Loddon.[127]
The nearest NHS hospital is Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in Norwich, administered by Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Ambulance services are provided by East of England Ambulance Service.[128]
Waste management is co-ordinated by South Norfolk Council. Locally produced inert waste for disposal is processed into fuel for use in combined heat and power facilities in Europe.[129] Mundham's distribution network operator for electricity is UK Power Networks.[130] Drinking water and waste water are managed by Anglian Water.[131]
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