Population 882 (2011) Civil parish Earsham Area 12.65 km² | OS grid reference TM322892 Sovereign state United Kingdom | |
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Earsham is a small village in Norfolk, England. Its postal town is the nearby Bungay, Suffolk. It covers an area of 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) and had a population of 907 in 357 households at the 2001 census, the population falling to 882 at the 2011 census.
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Map of Earsham, UK
Earsham has a number of local attractions, including:
There was once an Earsham railway station on the Waveney Valley Line, but this is now closed.
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south to Wortwell and had a total population taken at the 2011 Census of 2,444.
Etymology of name
Earsham's name refers to its position within a stubble or earsh field in which plant material - wheat, barley or rye had been cut leaving a short stubble or short stalks.
References
Earsham Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA