Martham
{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.70844|1.63282|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference = TG455185
| official_name = Martham
| population = 3,569
| population_ref = (2011)
| area_total_km2 = 11.84
| shire_district = Great Yarmouth
| shire_county = Norfolk
| region = East of England
| civil_parish = Martham
| constituency_westminster = Great Yarmouth
| postcode_district = NR29
| postcode_area = NR
| post_town = GREAT YARMOUTH
| dial_code = 01493
| london_distance =
|static_image_name = St Mary, Martham, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 312326.jpg
|static_image_caption= St Mary, Martham
}}
Martham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. England. It is situated some {{convert|10|mi|abbr=on}} north-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and {{convert|19|mi|abbr=on}} north-east of the city of Norwich.Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. {{ISBN|0-319-23769-9}}.
History
The villages name means 'marten homestead/village' or 'weasel/marten hemmed-in land'. The Saxons settled in Martham around AD601{{cite book|last=Meakin|first=Ann|title=Glimpses into the history of the village of Martham|year=1996|publisher=Ann Meakin|isbn=0-9529876-0-0}} and gave the village its name, "the ham of the martens", the home of the polecats.{{Cite web|url=http://www.martham.gov.uk/History/history.htm|title=Norfolk Parishes}}{{cite book|last=Women's Institute|first=Norfolk Federation|title=The Norfolk Village Book|year=1994|publisher=Countryside Books|isbn=1-85306-092-5|pages=142}}
Parish
The civil parish has an area of {{convert|11.84|km2|abbr=on}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126378&c=NR29+4GA&d=16&e=62&g=6448999&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1440500638346&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|accessdate=25 August 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011191955/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11126378&c=NR29+4GA&d=16&e=62&g=6448999&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1440500638346&enc=1|archivedate=11 October 2016}} In recent years the population has expanded with considerable housing being constructed.
Transport
Bus service to Great Yarmouth is regular.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20160809072353/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes]. Retrieved 2 December 2005. There was a railway station that served the village, with a level crossing on Rollesby Road. The station closed in 1959, when the entire line from Great Yarmouth to North Walsham was closed.{{cite book|last=Wrottlesley|first=A.J.F.|title=The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway|year=1970|isbn=0-7153-4340-8|pages=27, 37, 53, 93, 140, 162, 198, 17}} The station buildings stood for another 30 years.
Education
Education is available in the village from Early Years to aged 16. Martham Primary & Nursery{{Cite web |url=http://www.marthamprimary.norfolk.sch.uk/ |title=Martham Primary & Nursery - Home |access-date=27 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203111622/http://www.marthamprimary.norfolk.sch.uk/ |archive-date=3 February 2017 |url-status=dead }} caters for children up to Year 6, with Flegg High School taking students from Year 7 to Year 11. Post 16 education is available at other establishments outside of Martham.
Village centre
The village has several Georgian houses, a large village green, covering three areas of greensward and two duck ponds. Near St Mary's church Church of England, Ferrygate Lane leads to Martham Ferry, where an unusual floating swing bridge crosses the River Thurne. The bridge leads to Heigham Holmes, an island nature reserve, which can only be accessed by the public on special occasions.{{cite web|url=http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/news/events/event-details.html?id=4142 |title=Highham Holmes open day |publisher=Broads Authority |accessdate=2011-08-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928142616/http://www.broads-authority.gov.uk/news/events/event-details.html?id=4142 |archivedate=2011-09-28 }} About {{convert|2|km|abbr=on}} to the north of the village is Martham Broad, a {{convert|140|acre}} nature reserve, which is not navigable by boat.{{fact|date=May 2021}}
Notable people
The Anglican missionary Anna Hinderer died in the village in 1870.[http://www.dacb.org/stories/nigeria/hinderer_anna.html Anna Hinderer], DACB, Retrieved 19 March 2017{{Cite web|url=http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/author_described_as_cultural_gem_is_celebrated_1_4420553|title=Author described as cultural gem is celebrated|date=16 February 2016}}
Notes
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External links
{{Commons category|Martham}}
{{oscoor gbx|TG455185}}.
- [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/m/martham/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Martham.
- [http://www.martham.gov.uk/ Martham Parish Council website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718230349/http://www.apjarnold.co.uk/ Martham Local Weather website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170203111622/http://www.marthamprimary.norfolk.sch.uk/] Martham Primary & Nursery
- [http://www.flegg.norfolk.sch.uk/] Flegg High School
- [http://www.marthamnorfolk.co.uk] The History of Martham
- http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Martham
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