Ludham
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| Area | 12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,278 (2011) |
| • Density | 105/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] TG389183] |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GREAT YARMOUTH |
| Postcode district | NR29 |
| Dialling code | 01692 |
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| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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Ludham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, in the Norfolk Broads, at the end of a dyke leading to Womack Water and flowing into the River Thurne. It lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the East of Ludham Bridge, which is on the River Ant, and approximately 15 miles (24 km) east-northeast of Norwich. It covers an area of 12.18 km2 (4.70 sq mi) and had a population of 1,301 in 582 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population reducing to 1,278 at the 2011 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.
The villages name origin is unsure. One possibility is 'Luda's homestead/village.' Another possibility is 'homestead/village on the Hlude (= noisy one)', an old name for Womack Water.
Ludham Hall was the former bishop's palace with a chapel now used as a barn. A palace of Bishops of Norwich it burnt down in 1611, and was rebuilt by Bishop Samuel Harsnett, with the chapel added 1627. The house of flint with ashlar quoins and some brick was refaced in the late 18th century in brick.[3][4]
It is part of the Ludham - Potter Heigham NNR, a national nature reserve.
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RAF Ludham
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Film location
Ludham was one of the film locations for the 1954 movie Conflict of Wings starring John Gregson and Muriel Pavlow. Adapted from the novel by Don Sharp, the story takes place in a Norfolk country village where the locals decide to fight against a proposal to build an air-firing range on an island used as a bird sanctuary.[6]
Filming took place in the village centre, and shows many buildings and features (including the Bakers Arms pub and the very narrow main road through the village) which no longer exist.
A photograph showing filming and more information about Ludham can be accessed at the Ludham Community Archive website.
Notable residents
- John Johnson, clergyman and author, was born at Ludham.
- Edward Seago, the landscape artist, lived in the village at the Grade II listed Dutch House.[7]
- Actors Athene Seyler and Nicholas "Beau" Hannen owned a country property in the village in the later years of their life.
- Kieron Williamson, the boy artist known as "mini Monet", lives locally with his family.
Notes
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- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Britton, John; Wedlake Brayley, Edward; Nightingale, Joseph; Norris Brewer, James; Evans, John; Hodgson, John; Harris, John; Laird, Francis Charles; Shoberl, Frederic; Bigland, John; Rees, Thomas; Hood, Thomas (1810). The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County. Thomas Maiden. p. 31.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."What's Special: Norfolk". Geo-East Partnership. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
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- ^ The Dutch House. Retrieved 18 June 2011
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Edward Seago". Hunstanton Newsletter. 13 November 2011. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
External links
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