Population 319 (2011) Civil parish Dilham Country England Local time Tuesday 6:23 PM Dialling code 01692 UK parliament constituency North Norfolk | OS grid reference TG332245 Region East Area 6.55 km² Shire county Norfolk Post town North Walsham | |
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District North Norfolk District Council Weather 7°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 81% Humidity | ||
Dilham is a village and civil parish in The Broads of Norfolk, England. At the 2001 census it covered an area of 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi) with a population of 301 in 128 homes, increasing to a population of 319 at the 2011 Census. It is on the River Ant just off the A149 road, near Stalham. The name comes from the extensive fields of dill, a herb which was grown commercially here.
Map of Dilham, UK
It is the limit of Broads navigation for larger boats, but small boats, and especially non-powered boats, can travel on the North Walsham & Dilham Canal until Honing.
Its church, St Nicholas, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. Attached to the nearby Dilham Hall is a fifteenth-century tower, all that remains of Dilham Castle, a fifteenth-century fortified house.