Martham is a village and
civil parish
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in the
English
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county
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of
Norfolk
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. It is situated some north-west of the town of
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...
and north-east of the city of
Norwich
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.
The villages name means 'marten homestead/village' or 'weasel/marten hemmed-in land'.
The civil parish has an area of and in the
2001 census had a population of 3,126 in 1,267 households, the population including Cess and increasing at the 2011 Census to 3,569. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the
district
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of
Great Yarmouth
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. In recent years the population has expanded with considerable housing being constructed. Bus service to Great Yarmouth is regular. There was a station in the village adjacent to a level crossing on Rollesby Road
Martham railway station
Martham railway station was a station in Martham, Norfolk. It was on the line between Melton Constable
Melton Constable is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 518 in 225 ...
, but this closed in 1959, when the entire line from
Great Yarmouth
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to
North Walsham
North Walsham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England, within the North Norfolk district.
Demography
The civil parish has an area of and in the 2011 census had a population of 12,634. For the purposes of local government, the pa ...
was eliminated. The station buildings stood for another 30 years.
Education is available in the village from Early Years to aged 16. Martham Primary & Nursery caters for children up to year 6, with
Flegg High School
Flegg High Ormiston Academy (formerly Flegg High School) is an 11–16 mixed secondary school with academy status in Martham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.
Description
It was built in the 1960s for boys and girls aged 12–16. Much of ...
taking students from year 7 to year 11. Post 16 education is available at other establishments outside of Martham.
The village has several
Georgian
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houses, a large village green, covering three areas of greensward and two duck ponds. Near St Mary's church
Church of England
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, Ferrygate Lane leads to Martham Ferry, where an unusual floating
swing bridge
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crosses the
River Thurne
The River Thurne is a river in Norfolk, England in The Broads. Just long, it rises from the coast near Martham Broad and is navigable from West Somerton. It flows southwest and is linked by Candle Dyke and Heigham Sound to both Horsey Mere and ...
. The bridge leads to
Heigham Holmes
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, an island
nature reserve
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, which can only be accessed by the public on special occasions. About to the north of the village is
Martham Broad
Martham Broad is a national nature reserve north of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, and is part of the Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is also part of the Broadland ...
, a
nature reserve
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, which is not navigable by boat.
The Saxons settled in Martham around AD601 and gave the village its name, "the ham of the martens", the home of the polecats.
The
Anglican
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missionary
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Anna Hinderer
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Life
Hinderer was born in Hempnall in Norfolk in 1827 ...
died in the village in 1870.
Notes
External links
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Information from Genuki Norfolkon Martham.
Martham Parish Council websiteMartham Local Weather websiteMartham Primary & Nursery
Flegg High School
The History of Martham
*http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Martham
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Villages in Norfolk
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Borough of Great Yarmouth