{"id":156,"date":"2020-01-28T14:45:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T14:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:29:04","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marthamnorfolk.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home of the History of Martham, Norfolk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You can find everything you ever wanted to know about the<\/strong> history of Martham right here, its buildings, people and past. See <\/strong> over 4,000 historic village photographs, maps and charts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Past and present photos of Martham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Martham has a magnificent medieval church dating to the 14th century, a large village green and several Georgian houses. The River Thurne<\/a><\/em> flows around the northern edge of the village and connects to the Norfolk Broads including Martham Broad<\/a><\/em> which is run by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. <\/a><\/em>The whole area is dotted with footpaths<\/a><\/em> and is a haven for nature lovers, ramblers and water enthusiasts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martham is said to derive from Saxon <\/a><\/em>times but recent historical finds have provided evidence that it certainly goes back to Roman<\/a><\/em> and even earlier times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Martham is a charming village within the Norfolk Broads located nine miles to the north of Great Yarmouth. It is four miles from the east coast at Winterton. The village has an array of amenities including shops, pubs, play and leisure facilities. There are three churches; St Mary the Virgin Church<\/a><\/em> of England, a Baptist Church<\/a><\/em> and a Methodist Church<\/a><\/em>. There are also schools for all ages. Martham has a real community vibe with villagers and visitors feeling part of the what has always been known as a very friendly village \u2013 population about 3,800 and growing fast. It hosts a number of popular annual events including a spring Scarecrow Festival and summer Carnival<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The menu on the right is a good place to start with general headings. Why not wander through some of them, or go to ‘Index’ which provides an alphabetical list of links to pages of information. Alternatively click on ‘Chronology’ <\/a><\/em>which gives you a list of events by date with lots of links to dozens of historical pages. Then again you could browse through around 4,000 images, easily arranged in ‘Albums’. <\/a><\/em> Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another way to explore the village is to select ‘Guided Informal Walks’<\/a><\/em> from the main menu on the right. There you will find three short strolls around the village centre using maps with markers to points of interest along the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PS. This website is complimented by my “one village” family tree called “marthamnorfolk2” which can be viewed via Ancestry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can find everything you ever wanted to know about the history of Martham right here, its buildings, people and past. See over 4,000 historic village photographs, maps and charts. Past and present photos of Martham. Martham has a magnificent medieval church dating to the 14th century, a large village green and several Georgian houses. … Continue reading “Home of the History of Martham, Norfolk”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-156","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t