North Walsham

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North Walsham

Total population

12,634

Land area17.27 km²

Coordinates52.82°, 1.39°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

North Walsham is a market town and civil parish in the North Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England. The town is located 8 mi (13 km) south of Cromer and Norwich is 15 mi (24 km) south.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Cassie Jackman

British squash player

James Willstrop

British squash player

Richard Porson

English classical scholar (1759–1808)

Thomas Cubitt

Master builder in London

Charles Rudd

main business associate of Cecil John Rhodes (1844-1916)

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Steven Wright

British serial killer

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Nicholas Alkemade

Royal Air Force airman (1922-1987)

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Andy Mack

English cricketer (born 1956)

Anthony Blaxland Stransham

British general (1805–1900)

Arthur Law

English playwright, actor, and scenic designer (1844–1913)

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Ben Brocklehurst

cricketer (1922-2007)

C

Cecil Bodington

English cricketer (1880-1917)

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Christopher Borrett

cricketer (born 1979)

C

Clive Baker

professional footballer (born 1959)

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Cyril Simpson

English cricketer (1874-1953)

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D. E. Marsh

British engineer (1862-1933)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in England

• Reepham
  12.2 mi away
• Holt
  13.5 mi away
• Acle
  14.3 mi away
• Wymondham
  20.3 mi away
• Gorleston-on-Sea
  22.1 mi away
• Watton
  29.2 mi away · pop. 7,202
• Framlingham
  41.4 mi away
• Saxmundham
  42.2 mi away
• Lakenheath
  45.9 mi away
• Stowmarket
  46.7 mi away
• Aldeburgh
  47.1 mi away
• Needham Market
  48.3 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Books about North Walsham

Annual report

North Walsham and District War Memorial Cottage Hospital (North Walsham, England) · 1935

[Report 1947]

North Walsham (England). Urban District Council · 1947

[Report 1967]

North Walsham (England). Urban District Council · 1967

The North Walsham area

Norfolk (England). Planning Department. · 1976

North Walsham and District IOP

Neil R. Storey · 2012

A history of the Paston School, North Walsham, Norfolk

Charles Robert Forder · 1975

North Walsham conservation area

1979

North Walsham in the eighteenth century

J. C. Barringer · 1983

Search results from Open Library.

Official Identifiers