Roysia Homes area tour of Martham Village NR29, Norfolk
Roysia Homes, a fixed-fee online estate agents creates area tours covering the local towns and villages where their homes for sale are situated, giving prospective buyers a feel for the area.
Martham is a village within the Norfolk Broads area, with a population of just over 3000. It is situated some 9 miles north-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 19 miles north-east of the city of Norwich
There is a good bus service to Great Yarmouth. The villagers are well served with several shops including two small supermarkets, a butcher, Chinese take away, florist, pet supplies, bicycle repairs, and hairdresser. There are two public houses, The Victoria and The Kings Arms; a medical centre with the attached CO-OP Pharmacy; four Churches.
Education is available in the village from Early Years to aged 16. Martham Primary & Nursery caters for children up to year 6, with Flegg High School taking students from year 7 to year 11. Post 16 education is available at other establishments outside of Martham.
The village has several Georgian houses, a large village green, and two duck ponds. Near St Mary's Church of England, Ferrygate Lane leads to Martham Ferry, where an unusual floating swing bridge crosses the River Thurne. The bridge leads to Heigham Holmes, an island nature reserve, which can only be accessed by the public on special occasions. About 1 mile to the north of the village is Martham Broad, a 140 acres nature reserve. The Saxons settled in Martham around AD600 and gave the village its name, the ham of the martens, the home of the polecats.
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The Secret Airfield
Martham Stories is a community led local history project funded with an All Our Stories Heritage Lottery Fund grant. It explores the history of Martham in Norfolk through reminiscence, animation and visits to some of its most interesting historical sites.
In this sequence, Harriett Douglas talks to National Trust warden Stephen Prowse about the secret airfield ostensibly based at Heigham Holmes during the Second World War.