Sparham

Sparham
Norfolk
St Mary's Church
Location
Grid reference:	TG071196
Location:	52°44’4"N, 1°4’1"E
Data
Population:	341  (2011)
Post town:	Norwich
Postcode:	NR9
Local Government
Council:	Breckland

Sparham is a small village in Norfolk. It is one of the county's highest points in Norfolk, and the top of the church tower has views of the surrounding countryside for several miles.

The wider parish had a population of 341 in 143 households at the 2011 census, and includes a hamlet, Sparhamhill, to the east and south of the village on the main A1067 road.

The villages name means 'spar homestead/village' or 'spar hemmed-in land'.

Signpost

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References

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