Hardingham Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.5947°N 1.0167°W
Os Grid Reference:TG044039
Official Name:Hardingham
Population:267
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Area Total Km2:9.78
Region:East of England
Civil Parish:Hardingham
Postcode District:NR9
Postcode Area:NR
Post Town:NORWICH
Website:https://hardinghamparish.wixsite.com/home
Static Image:Village sign - geograph.org.uk - 846717.jpg
Static Image Width:240px
Static Image Caption:Hardingham village sign

Hardingham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of 4 square miles (9.78 km) with a population of 274 in 110 households at the 2001 census,[2] decreasing to a population of 267 in 107 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. The parish includes the hamlet of Danemoor Green about one mile north-east of the main village.An interesting fact about Hardingham is that a philanthropist opened a school nearby which gave local children a higher standard of education than was usual in a rural farming area. (date?)The village is most notable for Hardingham railway station, a stop on the Mid-Norfolk Railway. It is a few miles away from the town of Wymondham, and roughly fifteen miles from Norwich.

The villages name means 'Homestead/village of Hearda's people'.

Watermill

The Eastern Daily Press, on 7 June 2012, reported that the watermill on the River Yare in Hardingham was deliberately set on fire in 1967 for the film The Shuttered Room.[3] The mill is shown on the village sign.

Notes

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 5 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes
  3. News: Take a walk on location in the steps of the stars. Eastern Daily Press. Norwich. 7 June 2012.