national park
Norfolk Broads
Britain's largest protected wetland with over 125 miles of navigable waterways, a unique landscape of rivers, lakes and marshes.
17 km · about 20 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Stalham is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Horning, 17km from Norfolk Broads.
Stalham is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 3,971, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Stalham is a market town and civil parish on the River Ant in the English county of Norfolk, in East Anglia. It covers an area of 2.82 mi2 (7.3 km2) and had a population of 2,951 in 1,333 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 3,149 at the 2011 Census. It lies within the Norfolk Broads, about 15Read more
miles (24 km) north-east of Norwich on the A149 road.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. The parts of the parish lying adjacent to the river fall into the executive area of the Broads Authority.
The name Stalham derives from the Old English stallhām meaning 'village with a fishing pool' or perhaps stallhamm meaning 'hemmed-in land with a fishing pool'.
Stalham was served by a railway station until it was closed in 1959. The nearest railway station is now Worstead.
Through the 1960s Stalham's economy sank from a reduction of the agricultural labour force as a result of improvements in agricultural technology. Beginning in the 1970s, though, housing developments attracted people who took up residence in Stalham but worked elsewhere.
The Museum of the Broads moved to Stalham in 2000 and is situated on Stalham Staithe. It "aims to bring the history of the Broads alive for locals and visitors to Norfolk" and is open to the public throughout the summer.
In 2002 Tesco built a supermarket in Stalham, with considerable controversy, with many residents fearing that it would "kill the high street". Despite this, the High Street contains a wide range of independent traders.
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Stalham is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 52.7708 latitude, 1.5178 longitude.
Stalham has a population of approximately 3,971 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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national park
Britain's largest protected wetland with over 125 miles of navigable waterways, a unique landscape of rivers, lakes and marshes.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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