Longham Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.706°N 0.8749°W
Os Grid Reference:TF943159
Official Name:Longham
Population:224
Area Total Km2:5.40
Population Ref:(2011 census)[1]
Shire District:Breckland
Shire County:Norfolk
Region:East of England
Constituency Westminster:South West Norfolk
Post Town:DEREHAM
Postcode District:NR19
Postcode Area:NR
Dial Code:01362
Static Image Name:File:Longham church - geograph.org.uk - 383719.jpg
Static Image Caption:Church of SS Peter and Andrew
Website:http://www.longham.org.uk/

Longham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 540 hectares (2.1 square miles) with a population of 219 in 100 households at the 2001 census,[2] increasing to a population of 224 in 99 households at the 2011 Census. Longham lies north-west of Dereham and south of Fakenham.

The villages name means 'homestead/village of Lawa's people'.

Longham is served by the mediaeval church of St. Andrew & St. Peter in the Benefice of Gressenhall.[3] It is a grade II* listed building.

Robert Howlett

The Victorian photographer Robert Howlett grew up in the parsonage at Longham from circa 1840 until 1852, the second of four sons of Reverend Robert Howlett and Harriet Harsant. He is renowned for his iconic photograph of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Circa 1845, the parsonage in Longham had an electrical telegraph link to the local Manor House only eight years after Samuel Morse filed his telegraphy patent in America.

References

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 7 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/https://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. Web site: Norfolk churches.