Sparham

Sparham is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of 7.22 km² (2.79 sq mi) and had a population of 291 in 109 households at the 2001 census,^[2] including Bylaugh and increasing to a population of 341 in 143 households at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the Upper Wensum Ward of Breckland District Council and the Elmham and Mattishall Division of Norfolk County Council.

Sparham
St Mary's Church
Sparham Location within Norfolk
Area	7.22 km2 (2.79 sq mi)
Population	341 (2011)[1]
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG071196
Civil parish	Sparham
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR9
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.73457°N 1.06688°E / 52.73457; 1.06688

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

Sparham is one of the highest points in Norfolk, and the top of the church tower has views of the surrounding countryside for several miles.

The hamlet of Sparhamhill lies to its east and south on the main A1067 road.

As well as Sparham and Sparhamhill there are also Sparham Hole and Sparham Hall

Notes

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
2. 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.

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Sparham

See also

Media related to Sparham at Wikimedia Commons

• HMS Sparham, a Ham-class minesweeper