Barnham Broom

Barnham Broom
Barnham Broom  Barnham Broom shown within Norfolk
Area	7.24 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population	590
– density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG080074
Civil parish	Barnham Broom
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR9
Dialling code	01603
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
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Barnham Broom is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated on the River Yare, 9 miles (15 km) West of Norwich. and 4 miles (6 km) North-West of Wymondham.

The civil parish has an area of 7.24 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 552 in 220 households, increasing to 590 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk.

At the centre of the village, on the crossroads, lies Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores, providing local services to the community and visitors, and a hundred yards further along Bell Road can be found The Bell public house [3].

The school, Barnham Broom CofE VA Primary School [4], is an 1847 flint building.

The Parish Council is made up of 7 Councillors and meets on the second Thursday of every month except Aug & Dec. [5]

1-mile (1.6 km) NE of the village is Barnham Broom Hotel & Country Club, incorporating restaurant, two 18 hole golf courses, a leisure & fitness club and a hotel.

References

• ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 237 - Norwich. ISBN 0-319-21868-6.
• ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

External links

• Barnham Broom Parish Council
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Barnham Broom.
• Barnham [Broom] in the Domesday Book
• Barnham Broom Post Office & Stores