Ludham
Ludham | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | GREAT YARMOUTH | |
Postcode district | NR29 | |
Police | Norfolk | |
Fire | Norfolk | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
Ludham is a village and
The villages name origin is unsure possibly, 'Luda's homestead/village' but perhaps, 'homestead/village on the Hlude (= noisy one)', an old name for Womack Water.
Ludham Hall was the former bishop's palace with a chapel now used as a barn. A palace of Bishops of Norwich it burnt down in 1611, and was rebuilt by Bishop Samuel Harsnett, with the chapel added 1627. The house of flint with ashlar quoins and some brick was refaced in the late 18th century in brick.[3][4]
It is part of the
The village gave its name to a
RAF Ludham
The airfield at Ludham was built by Richard Costain Ltd and became operational in November 1941 as a second satellite for the main fighter station at RAF Coltishall sited north of Norwich, three tarmac-covered concrete runways and ancillary buildings being built on the land which had belonged to Fritton Farm. A total of ten RAF fighter squadrons (eight flying various marks of Supermarine Spitfire and two flying the Hawker Typhoon 1b) were based here between December 1941 and July 1945.
Film location
Ludham was one of the film locations for the 1954 movie Conflict of Wings starring John Gregson and Muriel Pavlow. Adapted from the novel by Don Sharp, the story takes place in a Norfolk country village where the locals decide to fight against a proposal to build an air-firing range on an island used as a bird sanctuary.[6]
Filming took place in the village centre, and shows many buildings and features (including the Bakers Arms pub and the very narrow main road through the village) which no longer exist.
A photograph showing filming and more information about Ludham can be accessed at the Ludham Community Archive website.
Notable residents
- John Johnson, clergyman and author, was born at Ludham.
- Grade II listed Dutch House.[7]
- Actors Athene Seyler and Nicholas "Beau" Hannen owned a country property in the village in the later years of their life.
- Monet", lives locally with his family.
Notes
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Britton, John; Wedlake Brayley, Edward; Nightingale, Joseph; Norris Brewer, James; Evans, John; Hodgson, John; Harris, John; Laird, Francis Charles; Shoberl, Frederic; Bigland, John; Rees, Thomas; Hood, Thomas (1810). The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County. Thomas Maiden. p. 31.
- ^ Historic England. "Ludham Hall including attached chapel (Grade II*) (1171892)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "What's Special: Norfolk". Geo-East Partnership. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ Britmovie (2) Archived 13 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Dutch House. Retrieved 18 June 2011
- "Edward Seago". Hunstanton Newsletter. 13 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.