Mundham
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Mundham, historically Mundaham or Mundhala, is a small village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. Archaeological and toponymic evidence of Mundham's existence predates its appearance in the Domesday Book survey of 1086, dating back to 130 AD in the late Pax Romana period, however, it was not called Mundham until sometime between the 5th and 7th centuries, although there has been consistent activity in the area since the early Neolithic period. In the 2011 census, the population was 177 in 64 households, however in the 2021 census, the population had dropped to 147, in 67 house
Key facts
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- Mundham
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- Village and Civil Parish
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- Clockwise from top: St Peter's Church, St Peter's Norman doorway, and the Mundham village sign
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- Norfolk#England#UK
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- Location within Norfolk##Location within England##Location within the United Kingdom
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- OS Grid Reference
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- TM335978
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- Sovereign State
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- United Kingdom
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- Country
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- England
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- Region
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- East of England
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- County
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- Norfolk
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- District
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- South Norfolk
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- Ward
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Encyclopedic overview
40 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Early history
- [[England in the Middle Ages|Middle Ages]] to [[early modern period]]
- [[Late modern period]]
- Landmarks
- Mundham St Peter's
- St Peter's Church
- History
- Earlier buildings
- Norman church
- Later history
- Architecture
- Music
- Memorials and notable people
- Henry Osborn
- William Harborne
- The Grimer family
- The War Memorial
- George Eardley Todd
- Samuel Shuckford
- Octavius Mathias
- Robert Shirley, 13th Earl Ferrers
- George William Lemon
- St Ethelbert's Church
- Mundham House
- Mundham Hall
- Mundham Mill
- The Two Chapels
- Mundham St Ethelbert's
- Seething Airfield
- Seething Observatory
- Listed buildings
- Geography
- Climate
- Demography
- Public services
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Mundham, historically Mundaham or Mundhala, is a small village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. Archaeological and toponymic evidence of Mundham's existence predates its appearance in the Domesday Book survey of 1086, dating back to 130 AD in the late Pax Romana period, however, it was not called Mundham until sometime between the 5th and 7th centuries, although there has been consistent activity in the area since the early Neolithic period. In the 2011 census, the population was 177 in 64 households, however in the 2021 census, the population had dropped to 147, in 67 households. The parish covers an area of , and is approximately southeast of Norwich and west of Great Yarmouth.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of South Norfolk, however Mundham does have a parish council responsible for local matters laid down by law, including a role in local planning, it consists of five councillors, and a clerk. The village contains a number of heritage-listed buildings, which include a 12th-century church, multiple farmhouses, and the ruins of a 13th-century church. The fields and woodland surrounding Mundham have changed little in the past 500 years, and the village itself remains rural with a low population density compared to the national average.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mundham” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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