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Not to be confused with Longham, Dorset.

Longham
Longham Village Sign
Longham is located in Norfolk
Longham
Longham
Location within Norfolk
Area2.08 sq mi (5.4 km2)
Population236 (2021 census)
• Density113/sq mi (44/km2)
OS grid referenceTF943159
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDEREHAM
Postcode districtNR19
Dialling code01362
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.longham.org.uk/
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°42′21″N 0°52′30″E / 52.70596°N 0.87488°E / 52.70596; 0.87488

Longham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

The village lies 5 miles (8.0 km) north-west of Dereham and 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Norwich.

History

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Longham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the homestead of Lawa's people.[1]

In the Domesday Book, Longham is listed as a settlement of 3 households in the hundred of Launditch. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Hermer de Ferrers.[2]

Robert Howlett (1831-1858), a pioneering photographer, grew-up in the parsonage at Longham. He was famed for photographing Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1857 as well as certain episodes of the Crimean War.

During the Second World War, part of the parish became RAF Wendling which opened in 1943 for the use of the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces who kept some forces at the site until 1961.[3]

Geography

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According to the 2021 census, Longham has a population of 236 people which shows an increase from the 224 people recorded in the 2011 census.[4]

Church of St. Andrew and St. Peter

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Longham's parish church is jointly dedicated to Saint Andrew and Saint Peter and dates from the Fifteenth Century. St. Andrew & St. Peter's is located just off Reed Lane and has been Grade II listed since 1960.[5] The church is open for monthly Sunday service and is part of the Launditch Benefice.[6]

St. Andrew and St. Peter's Churchtower was largely rebuilt in the mid-Eighteenth Century.[7]

Governance

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Longham is part of the electoral ward of Lincoln for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.

The village's national constituency is South West Norfolk which has been represented by Labour's Terry Jermy MP since 2024.

War Memorial

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Longham War Memorial is a small stone memorial located in St. Peter and St. Andrew's Churchyard. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[8]

Rank Name Unit Date of death Burial/Commemoration
Pte. Stephen M. Watts 1st Bn., The Buffs 3 Jan. 1919 Südfriedhof
Pte. John F. Rudd 1st Bn., East Surrey Regiment 13 Mar. 1917 Gorre British & Indian Cemetery
Pte. Thomas C. Fiddy 1st Bn., Essex Regiment 6 Aug. 1915 Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery
Pte. Leslie Thompson 30th Coy., Machine Gun Corps 19 Oct. 1918 Terlincthun British Cemetery
Pte. Ernest R. Purple 142nd Coy., M.G.C. 5 May 1916 Arras Memorial
Pte. Richard Thompson 7th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 14 Oct. 1916 Heilly Station Cemetery
Pte. Frederick Webster 7th Bn., Norfolk Regt. 6 Nov. 1915 Bethune Town Cemetery
Rfn. George Kirk King's Royal Rifle Corps 29 Sep. 1918 Ss. Peter & Andrew's Churchyard
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References

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  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Longham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  3. ^ "mnf7275 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Longham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  5. ^ "CHURCH OF ST ANDREW AND ST PETER, Longham - 1077331 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Longham: St Andrew & St Peter". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Geograph:: Lakenham to Lyng :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2025.