North Elmham
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North Elmham | ||
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Shire county | ||
Region | ||
Country | England | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
Post town | DEREHAM | |
Postcode district | NR20 | |
Dialling code | 01362 | |
Police | Norfolk | |
Fire | Norfolk | |
Ambulance | East of England | |
UK Parliament | ||
North Elmham is a village and
North Elmham was the site of a pre-
History
The name North Elmham comes from the
To the north of the village was the
County School railway station served the school and today is preserved by the Mid-Norfolk Railway as a small visitor centre. North Elmham railway station once served the village on the line from Wymondham to Fakenham East. The building still exists but is now a residential home, although the railway line remains and is under restoration to use. A section of the line, between North Elmham and County School station, includes a permissive footpath.
North Elmham Mill, known locally as Grint Mill, had two breastshot waterwheels until the early 20th century when they were replaced by two turbines. By the 1970s the milling machinery was driven by mains electricity while the turbines were used to drive a sack hoist and two mixing machines. The mill continued to produce animal feed into the late 20th century.[7]
Notable residents
- John Mills, actor, was born in the village.[8]
See also
- South Elmhamin Suffolk
- Spong Hill archaeological site
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5
- ^ Ekwall, E. Concise Dictionary of English Place-names
- ^ "Find events near you". www.english-heritage.org.uk.
- ^ "John Mills". BFI (British Film Institute). Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Norfolk Mills - North Elmham watermill". www.norfolkmills.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Sir John Mills". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
Further reading
- Bede, Ecclesiastical History of England
- Rainbird Clarke, R. East Anglia (London, 1960)
- White, William. History, Gazetteer, & Directory of Norfolk, (1845)
- Whitelock, Dorothy. 'The pre-Viking Church in East Anglia', Anglo-Saxon England, 1 (1972),
External links
Media related to North Elmham at Wikimedia Commons