Map sources for Aylsham at grid reference TG1927

Aylsham is a historic market town and civil parish on the River Bure in North Norfolk, England. The river rises near Aylsham and continues to Great Yarmouth and the North Sea, although it was only navigable after 1779, allowing corn, coal and timber to be brought up river. Image File history File links Dot4gb. ... Image File history File links Gb4dot. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The market town is a medieval phenomenon. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... The River Bure (pronounced burr) is a river in the county of Norfolk, England, most of it in The Broads National Park. ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Statistics Population: 47,288 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TG5207 Administration District: Great Yarmouth Shire county: Norfolk Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Norfolk Historic county: Norfolk Services Police force: Norfolk Constabulary Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ...

Overview

The civil parish has an area of 17.52 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 5504 in 2448 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.^[1] A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ... Non-metropolitan districts (usually just called Districts) are local government sub-divisions of English Counties. ... Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named for the Norfolk Broads. ...

Aylsham is thought to have been founded by an Anglo Saxon thane called Aegel around 500 AD. The town is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Elesham and Ailesham, said to be derived from Aegel's Ham, with a population of about 1,000. Until the 15th century, the linen and worsted industry was important here, as well as in North Walsham and Worstead, and 'Aylsham Web' or 'cloth of Aylsham' was supplied to the royal palaces of Edward II and III. The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ... Doomesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was similar to a census by a government of today. ... Linum usitatissimum L. - Flax Torn linen cloth, recovered from the Dead Sea Linen is a material made from the fibers of the flax plant. ... Worsted is the name of both a yarn, usually made from wool, and the cloth made from this yarn. ... Map sources for North Walsham at grid reference TG2830 North Walsham is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ... Map sources for Worstead at grid reference TG3026 Worstead is a village in Norfolk, England, south of North Walsham and north of Wroxham. ... Edward II, (April 25, 1284 – September 21, 1327), of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until deposed in January, 1327. ... Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377) was one of the most successful English kings of medieval times. ...

John of Gaunt was Lord of the manor from 1372 and Aylsham became the principal town of the Duchy of Lancaster. Although John of Gaunt probably never came to Aylsham the townspeople enjoyed many privileges, including exemption from jury service outside the manor and payment of certain taxes. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (June 24, 1340 - February 3, 1399), the third surviving son of King Edward III of England, gained his name because he was born at Ghent in 1340. ... A not-so-nice duchy. ...

In 1519 Henry VIII granted a market on Saturdays and an annual fair to be held on March 12, which was the eve of the feast of St Gregory the Pope. Aylsham markets have always been an important feature of the town and businesses developed to meet the needs of the town and the farming lands around it. Besides weekly markets there were cattle fairs twice a year and, in October, a hiring fair. Today the town has a population of about 5,000, several local industries and still serves the needs of a wide area with twice weekly markets and a farmers' market once a month. For the play, see Henry VIII (play). ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... Saint Gregory I, or Gregory the Great (called the Dialogist in Eastern Orthodoxy) (circa 540 - March 12, 604) was pope of the Catholic Church from September 3, 590 until his death. ... Roadside farmers market in Bridgehampton, New York A farmers market near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. ...

A plaque on the wall of Barclays Bank in the Market Place commemorates Christopher Layer (born 1683), who was a militant Jacobite and supporter of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, the 'Young Pretender'. He was tried for high treason and hanged at Tyburn in London in 1723. Nearby, a plaque commemorates Joseph Thomas Clover (1825–1882), the father of modern anaesthetics, who was born above a shop overlooking the Market Place. Barclays Bank headquarters One Churchill Place, Canary Wharf Barclays plc (LSE: BARC, NYSE: BCS, TYO: 8642 ) is the fourth largest bank in the United Kingdom. ... Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, wearing the Jacobite blue bonnet Jacobitism was (and, to a very limited extent, remains) the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland. ... Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Silvester Maria Stuart (December 31, 1720 – January 31, 1788), was the exiled claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and was commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie. ... Tyburn was a former village in the county of Middlesex which now forms part of Londons City of Westminster. ... Anesthesia or anaesthesia (see spelling differences) has traditionally meant the process of blocking the perception of pain and other sensations. ...

The historic Black Boys Inn in the Market Place is one of Aylsham's oldest surviving buildings, and has been on the site since the 1650s, although the present frontage dates to between 1710 and 1720. There is a frieze of small black boys on the cornice and a good staircase and assembly room. The Black Boys had stabling for 40 horses, and employed three ostlers and four postboys.

Daniel Defoe stayed in Aylsham in 1732 and enjoyed a meal at the Black Boys. Parson Woodforde, the famous Norfolk diarist, also dined there in 1781. Horatio Nelson, whose cousin lived in Aylsham, is said to have danced in the Assembly Room. Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (1660 [?] â€“ April 1731) was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Lord Nelson Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (September 29, 1758 – October 21, 1805) was a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ...

Sir Humphry Repton, the landscape gardener, is buried in St Michael's Churchyard, and his watercolours provide a fascinating record of the Market Place in the early 19th century. A thatched waterpump was built in 1911 at Carr's Corner in memory of John Soame by his uncle, a wealthy financier. An artesian well, it is 170 feet (52 m) deep, and its canopy is thatched in Norfolk reed. Notable gardeners Luis Barragán Geoffrey Bawa Lancelot Capability Brown Charles de lÉcluse Esther Dean Charlie Dimmock A. J. Downing Ian Hamilton Finlay Bob Flowerdew Pippa Greenwood C. Z. Guest Robert Hart Michael Heseltine Hotsukimaru Derek Jarman Thomas Jefferson Gertrude Jekyll William Kent André Le Nôtre Peter Joseph...

Railways

Aylsham once had two railway stations, both now closed, one on the Great Eastern line between County School and Wroxham and the other on the M&GNJR line from Melton Constable to Yarmouth, Great Eastern may refer to: The Great Eastern, a steam ship built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1858. ... Map sources for Wroxham at grid reference TG3017 The Coltishall side of Wroxham Bridge Wroxham is a small town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ... M&GNJR Badge The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN) was a joint railway owned by the Midland Railway (MR) and the Great Northern Railway (GNR) in eastern England. ... Melton Constable is a village (population 518) in Norfolk, England. ... Yarmouth may refer to one of the following places. ...

Aylsham is also the terminus for the Bure Valley Railway, the Bure Valley Path and the Marriott's Way. Blickling Hall, a fine example of a Jacobean brick-built country house in the care of the National Trust, is a mile and a half (2 km) away. The *Bure Valley Railway is a Heritage railway in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park. ... The Bure Valley Path is a 9 mile long walking trail in Norfolk. ... Marriotts Way is a long distance footpath in Norfolk, England. ... The front entranceway of Blickling Hall in Norfolk, England. ... Jacobean - an early phase of English Renaissance architecture and decoration. ... For the Blur single, see Country House (song). ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ...

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

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References

1. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

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External links

• Map sources for Aylsham.
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Aylsham.
• Information from Poppyland Publishing on Aylsham.

Coordinates: 52°47′N 1°15′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...