| Official Name: | Upper Sheringham |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | East of England |
| Civil Parish: | Upper Sheringham |
| Static Image Name: | All Saints Upper Sheringham.JPG |
| Static Image Caption: | All Saints church |
| Population: | 209 |
| Population Ref: | (parish, 2011 census) |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.19 |
| Os Grid Reference: | TG1441 |
| Coordinates: | 52.9314°N 1.1897°W |
| Post Town: | SHERINGHAM |
| Postcode Area: | NR |
| Postcode District: | NR26 |
| Dial Code: | 01263 |
| London Distance: | 132miles |
Upper Sheringham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[1] The village is 26.8miles north-north-west of Norwich, 6miles west of Cromer and 132miles north-north-east of London. The village is 1.2miles from the town of Sheringham.
The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. Nearby road connections are the A149[2] King's Lynn to Great Yarmouth road to the north of the village and the A148 King's Lynn]to Cromer road just to the south. The parish of Upper Sheringham at the 2001 census had a population of 214, reducing slightly to 209 at the 2011 census.[3] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.
The name Sheringham is of Scandinavian origin and has the meaning The Ham of Scira’s people.[4] It is thought that Scira may have been a Viking warlord who was given the land as a reward for his performance in battle. The village is located a little south west below the town of Sheringham. The village is bound to the west by Sheringham Hall and its estate. To the south is the hill line known as the Cromer Ridge. The village is known locally as "Upper Town" as compared to the town of Sheringham (town) itself.
The parish church of All Saints is famous for its 15th-century bench ends including one, just inside the north door, of a mermaid. The church also retains the floor and front parapet of the rood loft described as "the best survival of its kind in all East Anglia's 1200-odd medieval churches."[5]