Yaxham
| Yaxham | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | DEREHAM | |
| Postcode district | NR19 | |
| Dialling code | 01362 | |
| Police | Norfolk | |
| Fire | Norfolk | |
| Ambulance | East of England | |
| Website | http://www.yaxham-village.co.uk/index.jsp | |
Yaxham is a village and
The villages name origin is uncertain. 'Cuckoo homestead/village' or 'Geac's homestead/village'.[4]
The civil parish has an area of 6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi) and in the
Yaxham Mill which includes the original windmill tower dating from 1860 is now a successful bed and breakfast business with a popular Indian Restaurant called Rani’s also on the site. There are several other holiday cottages for rent in and around the village as well as a range of small businesses, covering Complementary Therapies, IT, Photography, Podiatry, Public Relations and Social Housing.
St Peter's Church is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. There is an Evangelical Congregational church in Clint Green. The village is home to Yaxham CE VA Primary School.
Yaxham railway station in the village is on the Mid-Norfolk Railway, a heritage railway running between the historic market towns of Wymondham and Dereham. The Yaxham Light Railway can also be found adjacent to the railway station.
Notable people
- John Johnson, Rector of Yaxham 1800 to 1833
See also
- Ham class minesweeper
Notes
- ^ a b Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes [dead link]. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ISBN 0-319-21869-4.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
External links
- Map sources for Yaxham.
- Map sources for Clint Green
- Yaxham Village Website
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Yaxham.
- St Peter's on the European Round Tower Churches website
- Yaxham Heritage Initiative
- Yaxham Indian Restaurant