Sparham

Sparham is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It covers an area of 7.22 km2 and had a population of 291 in 109 households at the 2001 census, including Bylaugh and increasing to a population of 341 in 143 households at the 2011 census.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Margaret’s Church and St Edmund’s Chapel.

St Margaret’s Church

Church

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St Margaret's Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in Lyng, Norfolk. It is one of two churches that existed in the parish, the other being St Edmund's Chapel which is now a ruin. St Margaret's is a Grade II listed building.

St Edmund’s Chapel

Ruins

The ruins of St Edmund's Chapel are located in a field to the east of the village of Lyng in the English county of Norfolk. It was one of two religious buildings in Lyng, the other being St Margaret's Church.

Church of St Mary

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foxley and Elsing.

Foxley

Hamlet

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Foxley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Foxley is 6 miles north-east of Dereham and 15 miles north-west of Norwich, along the A1067 between Fakenham and Norwich. Foxley is situated 2½ miles northwest of Sparham.

Elsing

Village

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Elsing is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Elsing is located 4.2 miles north-east of Dereham and 12 miles north-west of Norwich, close to the course of the River Wensum.

Lenwade

Village

Photo: Graham Hardy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lenwade is a village in the civil parish of Great Witchingham, Norfolk, situated in the Wensum Valley adjacent to the A1067 road 14 miles south-east of Fakenham and some 11 miles north-west of Norwich.

Sparham

Type: Locality
Location: Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.7299° or 52° 43′ 48″ north

Longitude

1.0642° or 1° 3′ 51″ east

Elevation

131 feet (40 metres)

Open location code

9F43P3H7+XM

GeoNames ID

7301856

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