Mileham
Village in Norfolk, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mileham is a village approximately midway between East Dereham and Fakenham in Mid Norfolk with a population of 563 people in 2011. The village sits astride the B1145[2] Kings Lynn to Mundesley road that dissects Mid Norfolk west to east. It is the old coaching road from Kings Lynn to Norwich and then on to Great Yarmouth.
Mileham | |
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The village sign, Mileham, Norfolk | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 11.66 km2 (4.50 sq mi) |
Population | 563 (2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF910190 |
• London | 129 miles (208 km) |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KING'S LYNN |
Postcode district | PE32 |
Dialling code | 01328 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
52.73751°N 0.83397°E / 52.73751; 0.83397 |
The name Mileham comes from the presence of a mill; the base of the last one can still be seen from the Litcham Road. (There is a possibility that it may be linked to a Saxon water mill.) There is also a "Mill Farm" to the west of the village. Mileham is a linear settlement in 'High Norfolk', and is also a 'Conservation Village', centred on Burwood Hall, The Church, The Castle, Park Farm, Old Hall Farm and Manor Farm.
There are ruins of a Norman castle (now a nature reserve) near to the site of the Roman Camp and a church, St John the Baptist, with some rare stained glass windows.