Aylsham

Aylsham is a market town in the heart of . The central layout of the town has changed little from medieval times and radiates out from the central market place.
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  • Type: Town with 6,020 residents
  • Description: market town on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England
  • Also known as: “Aylsham, Norfolk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aylsham South railway station and Church of St Michael, Aylsham.

Railway station
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served the town of Aylsham in from 1880 to 1981. The period station buildings were subsequently demolished in 1990 to allow for the construction of Aylsham railway station, the northern terminus of the Bure Valley Railway, a narrow gauge operation which reuses some of the trackbed of the old railway line.

Church
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The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Aylsham, , is a church of medieval origins that was built in the 14th century under the patronage of John of Gaunt, lord of the manor of Aylsham.

Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuttington and Banningham.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the district, in the county of , England.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the district, in the English county of . The village is 3 miles north-east of Aylsham, 15 miles north of and 129 miles north-east of London. is situated 2 miles northeast of Aylsham.

Aylsham

Latitude
52.795° or 52° 47′ 42″ north
Longitude
1.2512° or 1° 15′ 4″ east
Population
6,020
Elevation
112 feet (34 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB AYH
Open location code
9F43Q7W2+2F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29861213
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2656713
Wiki­data ID
Q237625
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Aylsham” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aylsham”
  • Basque: “Aylsham”
  • Bengali: “অ্যায়েলসহাম”
  • Cebuano: “Aylsham”
  • Chinese: “埃尔舍姆”
  • Chinese: “埃爾舍姆”
  • Dutch: “Aylsham”
  • French: “Aylsham”
  • German: “Aylsham”
  • Gujarati: “આયલશમ”
  • Hebrew: “איילשאם”
  • Irish: “Aylsham”
  • Italian: “Aylsham”
  • Japanese: “アイルシャム”
  • Kannada: “ಅಯ್ಲ್ಶಾಮ್”
  • Korean: “아일햄”
  • Ladin: “Aylsham”
  • Lithuanian: “Eilšemas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Aylsham”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aylsham”
  • Norwegian: “Aylsham”
  • Persian: “آیلشام”
  • Polish: “Aylsham”
  • Portuguese: “Aylsham”
  • Romanian: “Aylsham”
  • Russian: “Айлшэм”
  • Russian: “Эйлшем”
  • South Azerbaijani: “آیلشام”
  • Spanish: “Aylsham”
  • Swedish: “Aylsham”
  • Tamil: “ஆய்லஷம்”
  • Telugu: “అయ్ల్శం”
  • Turkish: “Aylsham”
  • Urdu: “ایلشام”
  • Volapük: “Aylsham”
  • Welsh: “Aylsham”
  • “Aylsham”

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