Shropham

Shropham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 11.12 km² (4.29 sq mi) and had a population of 351 in 155 households at the 2001 census.^[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

Shropham
St Peter and St Paul, Shropham
Shropham Location within Norfolk
Area	11.12 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population	351
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TL984931
Civil parish	Shropham
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ATTLEBOROUGH
Postcode district	NR17
Dialling code	01953
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.500°N 0.922°E / 52.500; 0.922

Its main attraction is the Grade I listed Church of St Peter and St Paul, built in flint in the Perpendicular style. Shropham Hall is an early Georgian country house; it was completed by 1729 for John Barker, later High Sheriff of Norfolk.

The village is listed in the Domesday Book under the name Scerpham.

Historically the hundred of Shropham included many further parishes.^[2]

Notable residents

• Sir Edward Grogan, 2nd Baronet
• Mary E. Mann (1848–1929), writer, lived in the village.^[3]
• Justin Fashanu (1961–1998) and John Fashanu (1962-), footballers, used to live in the village

Notes

1. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
2. GENUKI Hundred of Shropham.
3. EDP24 Features Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine