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| Taverham | |
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  Taverham Location withinNorfolk | |
| Area | 8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
| Population | 10,142 (2011 Census)[1] |
| • Density | 1,166/km2 (3,020/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG165145 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR8 |
| Dialling code | 01603 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
| 52°41′N1°12′E / 52.68°N 1.20°E /52.68; 1.20 | |
Taverham is a large village andcivil parish inNorfolk, inEngland. It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) north-west ofNorwich. Taverham sits on theRiver Wensum. Taverham forms part the widerNorwich Built-up area.
In 2001, Taverham had a population of 10,233. It has seen recent population growth with the building ofThorpe Marriott, a new residential development that straddles the boundary with the neighbouring village ofDrayton. The patron saint of Taverham isSt Walstan who according to legend lived and worked in the village in the 11th century. By 2013, the area of Taverham had an approximate population of 14,121.
Taverham has two state run infant schools: Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School, and Nightingale First School, and a public (privately owned) prep school: Taverham Hall School. Taverham Junior School (formerly St Edmund's Middle School and Taverham Middle School) educates children between the ages of 7 and 11 years.Taverham High School, as well as serving Taverham, has acatchment area that includes the adjoining villages ofFelthorpe andRingland.
There are a variety of small shops in Taverham, and the Taverham Nursery Centre has a large selection of shops (such as craft,jewellery, paper, kitchenary, pine furniture etc.).
Taverham also has a village hall, library, recreational ground (park), church, scout and guide hut (which also serves as the home of the local day-care centre), several takeaway shops and two pubs: theSilver Fox and, in Thorpe Marriott, theThe Old Mill. Set in woodland on the Ringland Road, Taverham, isRoundwood, an indoor bowling centre with bar and function room.
Taverham Brass Band[2] is based in the village, providing entertainment across Norfolk and beyond, and performing at the bi-annual "Proms in the Park" concert "Exploding Brass!"[3] held at Taverham Hall. 2004 was the band's 30th anniversary year, with the first of the October concerts (15 October 2004) falling exactly 30 years to the day from the inaugural committee meeting.
2015 saw the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Taverham Newsletter. The Newsletter which is run by volunteers is delivered free also by volunteers to all the homes and businesses in Taverham.
Parts ofSt Edmund's Church are believed to be pre-Norman - part of thenave, and the slightly later base of the tower, also notable for its round body but octagonal top, where it had to be rebuilt. It is a Grade Ilisted building. A church was standing in Taverham in 1086 when it was listed in theDomesday survey.
The villages name means 'Red homestead/village', perhaps referring to some decoration or a place wherepigment was made. The exact location of the meeting-place of the Taverham hundred is unknown.
The first recorded mention of Taverham is thought to have been made in the time ofEdward the Confessor. It also appears in theDomesday Book.
A school existed in Taverham very early on, from at least the 13th century.
In the 19th century Taverham was a major producer ofpaper. Some of the paper which was produced at Taverham Mill was used in producingThe Times,Bank of England banknotes and theOxford English Dictionary. It also served theUniversity Press atCambridge. In 1830 the paper mill, the property of the Ansted family and under the management of John Burgess, husband of Elizabeth Ansted, was attacked during theSwing Riots; a gardener, Robert West, wastransported to Australia for his part in the riot.[4] The mill closed in 1899.
On 5 October 1944, aV-2 rocket exploded in woods near Taverham.[5]
Taverham is part of Broadland District and is represented on Broadland District Council by four councillors covering two electoral wards. Taverham South Ward covers everything south of the Fakenham Road except Cypress Close and Highland Road. Taverham North Ward includes much of Thorpe Marriott, all of the parts of Taverham that are on the Fakenham Road and north of it, plus Highland Road and Cypress Close.
Taverham also has a county councillor representing the Taverham electoral division. This includes all of the Parish of Taverham.
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