Banham, Norfolk

Banham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is about 7 miles (11 km) north of Diss, 12 miles (19 km) east of Thetford and 20 miles (32 km) south-west of Norwich. It is home to Banham Zoo, a private collection that has been open to the public for more than 40 years and houses over 2000 animals. The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and is designated a Grade I listed building. PopulationThe civil parish has an area of 16. 17 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 1, 443 in 573 households, including Fersfield. This increased to a population of 1, 481 in 603 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland. SchoolsAcorn 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. 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 which was known as The Old Rectory School.

Banham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is about 7 miles (11 km) north of Diss, 12 miles (19 km) east of Thetford and 20 miles (32 km) south-west of Norwich. It is home to Banham Zoo, a private collection that has been open to the public for more than 40 years and houses over 2000 animals. The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin and is designated a Grade I listed building. PopulationThe civil parish has an area of 16. 17 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 1, 443 in 573 households, including Fersfield. This increased to a population of 1, 481 in 603 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland. SchoolsAcorn 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. 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 which was known as The Old Rectory School.