| Parham | |
|---|---|
 Parham, Church of St Mary | |
  Parham Location within Suffolk | |
| Population | 263 (2011)[1] |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woodbridge |
| Postcode district | IP13 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Parham is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located seven miles north of Woodbridge, in 2005 it had a population of 300, reducing to 263 at the 2011 census and according to the 2011 census there were 129 males and 134 females living at this time.[2]
The flint-built parish church of St Mary, though restored in 1886, dates from the late 14th Century and was likely built for William de Ufford. The Rood screen is from the 15th Century.[3] Parham is located on the B1116. William Willoughby, 1st Baron Willoughby of Parham is interred in the church, too.
Parham Airfield Museum is located nearby. Parham railway station, on the Framlingham Branch, was shut to passenger traffic in November 1952.
Between 1870 and 1872 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer visited Parham and wrote the following as an entry for the parish.
PARHAM, a village and a parish in Plomesgate district, Suffolk. The village stands on the river Ore, adjacent to the Framlingham branch of the East Suffolk railway, 2¼ miles S S E of Framlingham; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Wickham-Market. The parish comprises 2, 212 acres.[4]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Parham (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office from National Statistics. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary, Parham (1030531)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "History of Parham in Suffolk Coastal | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2017.