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{{Short description|Village and civil parish in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.56018|1.56889|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference = TG420018
| official_name = Reedham
| population = 1,207
| population_ref = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127876&c=Reedham&d=16&e=62&g=6448509&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1469790894996&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=29 July 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 12.45
| static_image_name = Rail-reedhamswingbridge-amoswolfe.jpg
| static_image_caption = [[Reedham Swing Bridge]]
| shire_district = [[Broadland]]
| shire_county = [[Norfolk]]
| region = East of England
| civil_parish = Reedham
| constituency_westminster = [[Broadland and Fakenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Broadland and Fakenham]]
| postcode_district = NR13
| postcode_area = NR
| post_town = NORWICH
| dial_code = 01493
| london_distance = 
}}

'''Reedham''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the English [[county]] of [[Norfolk]] and within [[The Broads]]. It is on the north bank of the [[River Yare]], {{convert|12|mi}} east of the city of [[Norwich]], {{convert|8|mi|abbr=on}} south-west of the town of [[Great Yarmouth]] and the same distance north-west of the [[Suffolk]] town of [[Lowestoft]].<ref>Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 – The Broads''. {{ISBN|0-319-23769-9}}.</ref> The village's name means 'reedy homestead/village' or 'reedy hemmed-in land'.<ref>University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved 18 May 2024. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Reedham</ref>

==History==
[[File:Polkeys Mill - geograph.org.uk - 1928038.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Polkey's Mill]]
Before the draining of the marshes towards [[Great Yarmouth]], Reedham was a coastal village which included a Roman lighthouse. Fragments of Roman brick and stone can be found in the local church.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}

King [[Edmund of East Anglia]] is said to have lived here. The Fastolf family, whose most celebrated member was [[Sir John Fastolf]], are recorded here from the 13th century.<ref>Ball, F. Elrington  ''"The Judges in Ireland 1221–1921"'' London John Murray 1926 Vol. 1 p.66</ref>

Polkey's Mill is a derelict grade II* listed windpump dating from about 1880.<ref name="NHLE">{{National Heritage List for England| num=1051425 |desc=Polkey's Mill, 75 metres north-east of Seven Mile House |grade=II* |access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/norfolk/properties/polkeys-mill.htm|title=Polkey's Mill & Reedham Marshes Steam Engine House|last=Ross|first=David|website=Britain Express|access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref>

On 21 February 1944, two [[United States Air Force]] [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17s]] from the [[385th Bombardment Group]] collided above Reedham. All 21 crew members died in the crash.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reedham War Memorial {{!}} American Air Museum |url=https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/place/reedham-war-memorial |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=www.americanairmuseum.com}}</ref> The two bombers were on their way back to [[RAF Great Ashfield]] after a bombing run on [[Diepholz Air Base]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-08 |title=WWII tragedy: Norfolk girlfriend of US bomber pilot 'unveiled' in unearthed photo |url=https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/24102950.reedham-war-memorial-remember-tragic-1944-bomber-crash/ |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Great Yarmouth Mercury |language=en}}</ref> 

==Geography==
The civil parish includes a significant area of nearby marshland, together with the famously isolated settlement of [[Berney Arms]]. It has an area of {{convert|4.81|mi2|abbr=on}} and in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] had a population of 925 in 406 households, increasing to a population of 1,207 in 505 households at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]].

For the purposes of local government, the parish lies within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Broadland]].<ref>Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). ''[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls |date=2017-02-11 }}''. Retrieved 2 December 2005.</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Rail-reedhamstation-amoswolfe.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Reedham station]]

[[Reedham railway station (Norfolk)|Reedham railway station]] is a stop on the [[Wherry Lines]]. Services provided by [[Greater Anglia]] connect the village with {{rws|Norwich}}, {{rws|Lowestoft}} and {{rws|Great Yarmouth}} (via {{rws|Berney Arms}}).<ref>{{Cite web |work=Greater Anglia |title=Timetables |date=10 December 2023 |access-date=14 January 2024 |url= https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/timetables |quote=}}</ref> The line to Lowestoft crosses the river on [[Reedham Swing Bridge]].

[[Reedham Ferry]], a [[cable ferry|chain ferry]] just outside the village, is the only road crossing point on the River Yare between Norwich and Great Yarmouth.

The village is served by two bus routes, operated by ''Our Bus'' and ''Ambassador Travel''; they link the area to [[Acle]], [[Beighton, Norfolk|Beighton]], [[Cantley, Norfolk|Cantley]] and [[Gorleston]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reedham, Norfolk Bus Services |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/reedham-norfolk |website=Bustimes.org| date=2024 |access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
* {{HMS|Reedham}} was a {{sclass2|Ham|minesweeper|1}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Reedham

==External links==
{{Commons category|Reedham, Norfolk}}
* {{oscoor gbx|TG420018}}
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/r/reedham/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Reedham.

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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Broadland]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk]]