Barnham Broom is a village

Village

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 and civil parish

Civil parish

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 in the English

England

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 county

County

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 of Norfolk

Norfolk

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. The village is situated on the River Yare

River Yare

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, 9 miles (15 km) West of Norwich

Norwich

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. and 4 miles (6 km) North-West of Wymondham

Wymondham

Wymondham is a historic market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It lies 9.5 miles to the south west of the city of Norwich, on the A11 road to Thetford and London.- Before The Great Fire :...

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The civil parish has an area of 7.24 km² and in the 2001 census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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 had a population of 552 in 220 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district

Non-metropolitan district

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 of South Norfolk

South Norfolk

South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton.-History:The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Diss Urban District, Wymondham Urban District, Depwade Rural District, Forehoe and Henstead...

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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 http://www.norfolkpubs.co.uk/norfolkb/barnham%20broom/barbbe.htm.

The school, Barnham Broom CofE VA Primary School http://www.barnhambroom.norfolk.sch.uk, is a 1847 flint building.

The Parish Council is made up of 7 Councillors and meets on the second Thursday of every month except Aug & Dec. http://barnham-broompc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk

1 miles (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.

External links

• http://barnham-broompc.norfolkparishes.gov.uk members of Barnham Broom Parish Council
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Barnham Broom.