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MARTHAM, a village and a parish in Flegg district, Norfolk. The village stands on rising-ground above marshes, 3¼ miles from the coaSt, and 9 NW by. N of Yarmonth r. station; is a large place, with several handsome houses and some good shops; and has a post office‡ under Yarmouth, Norfolk, and a fair on the last Tuesday of July and the following day. The parish comprises 2,644 acres. Real property, £7,020. Pop., 1,092. Houses, 255. The property is much subdivided. The manor belongs to J. F. Grove, Esq. Martham Hall is the seat of W. Rising, Esq. Theliving is a vicarage in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £364.* Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Norwich. The church comprises nave, aisles, S porch, and lofty fine tower, in early perpendicular English; includes a chancel in florid Gothic,.rebuilt in 1855, at a cost of nearly £8,000, in memorial of the Rev. J. Dawson, and containing an altar-tomb to him; has a very fine stained glass E window by Hardman; and contains a richly-sculptured, octagonal, ancient font, and a brass of 1487. There are chapels for Baptists and Primitive Methodists, an endowed school with £17 a year, and charities £40.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Martham CP/AP East and West Flegg RegD/PLU/Inc Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Martham |
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