Longham
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| Longham | |
|---|---|
 Longham Village Sign | |
  Longham Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 2.08 sq mi (5.4 km2) |
| Population | 236 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 113/sq mi (44/km2) |
| OS grid reference | TF943159 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DEREHAM |
| Postcode district | NR19 |
| Dialling code | 01362 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.longham.org.uk/ |
Longham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
The village lies 5 miles (8.0 km) north-west of Dereham and 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Norwich.
Longham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the homestead of Lawa's people.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Longham is listed as a settlement of 3 households in the hundred of Launditch. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Hermer de Ferrers.[2]
Robert Howlett (1831-1858), a pioneering photographer, grew-up in the parsonage at Longham. He was famed for photographing Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1857 as well as certain episodes of the Crimean War.
During the Second World War, part of the parish became RAF Wendling which opened in 1943 for the use of the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces who kept some forces at the site until 1961.[3]
Geography
According to the 2021 census, Longham has a population of 236 people which shows an increase from the 224 people recorded in the 2011 census.[4]
Church of St. Andrew and St. Peter
Longham's parish church is jointly dedicated to Saint Andrew and Saint Peter and dates from the Fifteenth Century. St. Andrew & St. Peter's is located just off Reed Lane and has been Grade II listed since 1960.[5] The church is open for monthly Sunday service and is part of the Launditch Benefice.[6]
St. Andrew and St. Peter's Churchtower was largely rebuilt in the mid-Eighteenth Century.[7]
