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Ludham
Sign in to saveLudham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, in the Norfolk Broads, at the end of a dyke leading to Womack Water and flowing into the River Thurne. It lies to the East of Ludham Bridge, which is on the River Ant, and approximately east-northeast of Norwich. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,301 in 582 households at the 2001 census, the population reducing to 1,278 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. thumb|Ludham Hall on Johnson Street The villages name origin is unsure. One possibility
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Place details
- Locality
- North Norfolk
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 979
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TG389183
- UK place.official_name
- Ludham
- UK place.population
- 1,278
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 12.18
- UK place.static_image_name
- File:Village sign, Ludham - geograph.org.uk - 197948 (cropped).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Ludham village sign
- UK place.shire_district
- North Norfolk
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Ludham
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- North Norfolk
- Population
- +1276
- Area
- +12.18
- Image
- View along Yarmouth Road into Ludham - geograph.org.uk - 403395.jpg
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- RAF Ludham
- Film location
- Notable residents
- Notes
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Ludham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, in the Norfolk Broads, at the end of a dyke leading to Womack Water and flowing into the River Thurne. It lies to the East of Ludham Bridge, which is on the River Ant, and approximately east-northeast of Norwich. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,301 in 582 households at the 2001 census, the population reducing to 1,278 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. thumb|Ludham Hall on Johnson Street The villages name origin is unsure. One possibility is 'Luda's homestead/village.' Another possibility is 'homestead/village on the Hlude (= noisy one)', an old name for Womack Water.
Ludham Hall was the former bishop's palace with a chapel now used as a barn. A palace of Bishops of Norwich it burnt down in 1611, and was rebuilt by Bishop Samuel Harsnett, with the chapel added 1627. The house of flint with ashlar quoins and some brick was refaced in the late 18th century in brick.