Banham, Norfolk
| Banham | |
|---|---|
 St Mary The Virgin, Banham | |
  Banham Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 16.17 km2 (6.24 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,481 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM065880 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR16 |
| Dialling code | 01953 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Banham is an English village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, about 7 miles (11 km) north of Diss, 12 miles (19 km) east of Thetford and 20 miles (32 km) south-west of Norwich.[2] It is home to Banham Zoo, a private collection open to the public for more than 40 years, which houses over 2,000 animals. The Church of England parish church, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, is a Grade I listed building.[3]
Etymology
The name of the village derives from "Bean homestead/village", or perhaps "hemmed-in land where beans grow".
Population and governance
The civil parish has an area of 16.17 square kilometres (6.24 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 1,443 in 573 households, including for census purposes the neighbouring village of Fersfield. This increased to a population of 1,481 in 603 households at the 2011 Census. For local government, the parish lies in the district of Breckland.[4] Since 2015, the parish has formed part of The Buckenhams and Banham ward, which returns one councillor to the district council.
Schools
Acorn Park School is a registered children's home and school for children and young people with autistic spectrum disorders and is part of the Acorn Care and Education Group.[5]
Banham Marshalls College, an independent school in the village, was subject to Norfolk's biggest ever child-cruelty investigation, along with another school in Banham, The Old Rectory School. As a result of the investigation into the schools, which were for children with special needs and ostensibly specialised in Emotional and Behavioural Disorders, the proprietor of each and former head teacher received a two-year suspended prison sentence.[6] George Robson died the day after his sentencing.[7] Two other former members of staff was also convicted.[8][9][10]
Banham Marshalls College was closed by the Department of Education in 2003. The site is now occupied by Acorn Park School.
Notable people
The village was the birthplace in 1795 of the schoolteacher, writer, poet, and hymn writer Emily Taylor.[11]
The Rev. Edward Thomas Daniell of the Norwich School of painters, a talented amateur etcher and painter, was curate of St Mary's for 18 months, from 1832.[12]
References
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 230 – Diss and Harleston. ISBN 0-319-21862-7
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Banham (1169031)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census 2001. Retrieved 2 December 2005
- ^ "Acorn Park Care and Education Group". Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Victims' anger at cruelty sentence". EDP24. Archant Regional. 12 November 2007. Archived from the original on 19 March 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ^ "Banham Marshalls College: Ex-pupils settle school abuse claims". BBC News. 29 May 2015.
- ^ "School Staff Convicted Of Child Cruelty Following Police Investigation". Norfolk Constabulary. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ "School staff on cruelty charges". BBC News. 14 May 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2008.
- ^ Robson & Others v R [2006] EWCA Crim 2754 at para. 33 (21 December 2006), Court of Appeal (England and Wales)
- ^ Alexander Gordon, "Taylor, Edgar (1793–1839)", rev. Eric Metcalfe, ODNB, Oxford University Press, 2004, pay-walled. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ Dickes 1905, p. 544.
External links
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Banham
- Banham in the Domesday Book
- Map of Banham
