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{{Short description|Market town in Norfolk, England}}
{{about|the town in Norfolk|the Leicestershire village|Wymondham, Leicestershire|other uses}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | official_name            = Wymondham
 | country                  = England
 | region                   = East of England
 | static_image_name        = cmglee_Wymondham_Market_Place.jpg
 | static_image_caption     = Wymondham Market Place in September 2017
 | shire_county             = [[Norfolk]]
 | shire_district           = [[South Norfolk]]
 | constituency_westminster = [[South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Norfolk]]
 | population               = 17,496
 | population_ref           = (2021 Census)<ref name="bua2011">{{cite web |title=Wymondham|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/admin/south_norfolk/E04012781__wymondham/ |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>
 | area_total_km2           = 44.31
 | os_grid_reference        = TG1101
 | coordinates              = {{coord|52.570|1.116|display=inline,title}}
 | post_town                = WYMONDHAM
 | postcode_area            = NR
 | postcode_district        = NR18
 | dial_code                = 01953
}}

'''Wymondham''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|w|ɪ|n|d|əm}} {{respell|WIN|dəm}}) is a [[market town]] and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[South Norfolk]] district of [[Norfolk]], England. It lies on the [[River Tiffey]], {{convert|12|mi|km}} south-west of [[Norwich]] and just off the [[A11 road (England)|A11 road]] to London.<ref name=":8">{{Citation |last=Ordnance survey (GB) |title=OS Explorer. 237, Norwich: Wymondham, Attleborough & Watton |others=Ordnance survey (GB) |isbn=9780319244302 |oclc=1108335537}}</ref> The parish, one of Norfolk's largest, includes rural areas to the north and south, with hamlets of Suton, Silfield, [[Spooner Row]] and Wattlefield.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?TNF1561-Parish-Summary-Wymondham-(Parish-Summary) |title=Parish-Summary-Wymondham-(Parish-Summary) – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> It had a population of 14,405 in 2011,<ref name=":5">{{NOMIS2011 |id=E04006622 |title=Wymondham Parish |access-date=12 October 2019}}</ref> of whom 13,587 lived in the town itself.<ref>{{NOMIS2011 |id=E34003864 |title=Wymondham (South Norfolk) Built-up area |access-date=12 October 2019}}</ref>

==Development==
[[File:New-Build_Houses_UK.jpg|right|thumb|New-build houses on the outskirts of Wymondham]]
The community developed during the [[Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain|Anglo-Saxon]] period and expanded with the establishment of a [[Wymondham Abbey|priory]] in 1107 and a market in 1204. Industrially, Wymondham became known as a centre of [[woodturning]] and brush-making, retaining its brush factories until the late 20th century.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk/?p=brushmaking |title=Brushmaking |website=www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> New housing to the north and east of the town centre brought rapid expansion.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=https://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Wymondham_Area_Action_Plan_1.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014115240/https://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Wymondham_Area_Action_Plan_1.pdf |archive-date=2019-10-14 |url-status=live |title=Wymondham Area Action Plan |website=South Norfolk Council |access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> Dual carriageways for the A11<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-30429580 |title=Roadworks finish after 40-year wait |last=Bond |first=Richard |date=2014-12-12 |access-date=2019-10-14 |language=en-GB}}</ref> and the development of rapid rail links to Norwich and [[Cambridge]] means Wymondham is now a commuter town.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/business/greater-anglia-launches-new-bi-mode-trains-norwich-cambridge-1-6295211 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928213426/https://www.edp24.co.uk/business/greater-anglia-launches-new-bi-mode-trains-norwich-cambridge-1-6295211 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2019 |title=Multi-million pound new trains travelling from Norwich to Cambridge are launched |last=Thomson |first=Emily |website=Eastern Daily Press |date=27 September 2019 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-14 }}</ref> Major local employers include the headquarters of [[Norfolk Constabulary]] and the [[Lotus Cars]] factory at nearby [[Hethel]].<ref name=":0"/>

The ancient centre, much damaged in a fire of 1615, contains landmarks and listed buildings that include the twin-towered [[Wymondham Abbey]]. Modern Wymondham continues to grow. The current local-authority action plan envisages building 2,200 new homes by 2026, while promoting it as "a forward-looking market town which embraces sustainable growth to enhance its unique identity and sense of community."<ref name=":3"/>

==History==
===Origin of the name===
The uncertain, [[Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain|Anglo-Saxon]] origins of the name probably consist of a personal name such as ''Wigmund'' or ''Wimund'', with ''hām'' meaning village or settlement, or ''hamm'' meaning a river meadow.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/town-history |title=Town History |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Wymondham |title=Key to English Place-names |website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> The place has been referred to as [[Windham (disambiguation)|Windham]] on occasions.

===Early history===
The site where Wymondham stands shows evidence of occupation from the [[Prehistoric Norfolk|earliest period]] of human settlement in Norfolk. [[Pot boiler]]s and burnt flint have been found in nearby fields, as have [[Flint axe|flint axe-heads]], [[Scraper (archaeology)|scrapers]] and many other objects.<ref name=":2"/> Evidence of the [[Bronze Age Britain|Bronze Age]] appears in a number of [[ring ditch]]es, [[Enclosure (archaeology)|enclosures]] and [[Cropmark|linear crop marks]]. Objects found include an arrowhead, fragments of [[rapier]]s, assorted metal tools and pottery [[sherds]].<ref name=":2"/>

[[British Iron Age|Iron Age]] artefacts were investigated systematically while the A11 bypass was being built in the early 1990s. There are [[posthole]]s, quarries and evidence of iron smelting and bone working.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF25887 |title=MNF25887 – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> Objects from the period include coins, jewellery and pottery.<ref name=":2"/>

Roman remains include an aisled structure<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF45612 |title=MNF45612 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> and a copper-alloy metal-working site. A Roman road from [[Venta Icenorum]] to [[Watton, Norfolk|Watton]] and beyond is visible as cropmarks. Large numbers of [[Roman currency|coins]] and pottery sherds have been found, as have personal items such as brooches, cosmetic tools and a duck figurine.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF33031 |title=MNF33031 – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref><ref name=":2"/>

Few Saxon buildings survive, although excavations showed a sunken-featured building with Early and Middle Saxon pottery. Remains of a possible Late Saxon church were discovered during excavations at Wymondham Abbey in 2002.<ref name=":2"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=https://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Wymondham_Character_Appraisal_2012.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014150955/https://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Wymondham_Character_Appraisal_2012.pdf |archive-date=2019-10-14 |url-status=live |title=Wymondham Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan September 2012 |access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref>

===Middle Ages===
By 1086, Wymondham had 376 households (giving an estimated total population of 1,880), which put it among the top 20 per cent of settlements recorded in [[Domesday Book|Domesday]]. The land was held by two feudal Lords: [[William the Conqueror]] and [[William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey|William de Warenne]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/TG1101/wymondham/ |title=Wymondham {{!}} Domesday Book |website=opendomesday.org |access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref>
[[File:Abbey from meadow 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|[[Wymondham Abbey]] from the south, viewed across the River Tiffey and Abbey Meadow]]
The Saxon church made way for a new Norman [[Wymondham Abbey#History|priory]] in 1107, its church shared between the monks and the townspeople. This evolved over the centuries into the [[Wymondham Abbey]] seen today.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamabbey.org.uk/ |title=Wymondham Abbey |website=Wymondham Abbey |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref>

Earthworks at Moot Hill are probably a medieval ring-work dating between 1088 and 1139.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF9438 |title=MNF9438 |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref> It is on the [[Historic England|Historic England's]] [[Heritage at risk|Heritage at Risk]] register.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/heritage-at-risk/search-register/list-entry/29488 |title=Moot Hill, Wymondham – South Norfolk {{!}} Historic England |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

The first market charter came from [[John, King of England|King John]] in 1204, although an earlier market was probably held. The charter was renewed by [[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]] in 1440 and a weekly market is still held on Fridays.<ref name=":0"/>

===Early modern period===
[[File:Cmglee Wymondham Market Cross.jpg|thumb|Wymondham Market Cross in September 2017]]
Wymondham Abbey was [[Dissolution of the Monasteries|dissolved]] in 1538 and the domestic buildings and monastic half of the church were gradually demolished. Loye Ferrers, the last Abbot, became Vicar when the post fell vacant, and the remaining church buildings continued in use as the parish church.

[[Robert Kett]] led a [[Kett's Rebellion|rebellion]] in 1549 of peasants and small farmers against enclosure of common land. His force of scarcely armed men held the city of Norwich for six weeks until defeated by the [[Edward VI of England|King's]] forces. He was hanged at [[Norwich Castle]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britainexpress.com/History/tudor/ketts-rebellion.htm |title=Kett's Rebellion, 1549 {{!}} Tudor History |last=Express |first=Britain |website=Britain Express |language=en |access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref> and his brother William was hanged from the church west tower. Kett's Oak, ostensibly the rallying point of the rebellion, can be seen on the [[B roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|B1172]] road between Wymondham and Hethersett, part of an earlier main road to London.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF9451 |title=Kett's-Oak – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref>[[File:Cmglee Wymondham Bridewell Street.jpg|thumb|Bridewell Street in September 2017]]
{{anchor|Great Fire}}<!--used by [[1615 Great Fire of Wymondham]]-->
The town suffered a major fire beginning on Sunday, 11 June 1615. Losses included the Market Cross, the vicarage, the old town hall and the schoolhouse. Buildings that survived include the ''Green Dragon'' inn. Thereafter, 327 inhabitants – some 55 per cent of residents at the time – made claims for lost goods and houses.<ref>{{Cite book |title=A fier devised of the divell: the great fire of Wymondham 1615 |last=Wilson, John, 1936 October 20 |others=Wymondham Heritage Society |date=November 2013 |isbn=978-1-901553-10-9 |location=Wymondham, Norfolk |pages=15 |oclc=938789222}}</ref> The register of St Andrew's Church in Norwich records that John Flodder and others were executed for arson on 2 December 1615.<ref>{{Cite book |title=A fier devised of the divell: the great fire of Wymondham 1615 |last=Wilson, John, 1936 October 20 |others=Wymondham Heritage Society |date=November 2013 |isbn=978-1-901553-10-9 |location=Wymondham, Norfolk |pages=4–5 |oclc=938789222}}</ref> Rebuilding varied in pace. A new Market Cross was completed in 1617, but in 1621 there were still some 15 properties to be rebuilt.<ref>{{Cite book |title=A fier devised of the divell: the great fire of Wymondham 1615 |last=Wilson, John, 1936 October 20 |others=Wymondham Heritage Society |date=November 2013 |isbn=978-1-901553-10-9 |location=Wymondham, Norfolk |pages=25–26 |oclc=938789222}}</ref>

In 1695, the Attleborough road was the second British [[Turnpike trusts|turnpike]] built, pre-dated only by the [[Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF12653 |title=MNF12653 – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref>

===Later Wymondham===
In 1785, a prison was built in line with the ideas of the prison reformer [[John Howard (prison reformer)|John Howard]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF13361|title=MNF13361 – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> The first in England to have separate cells for prisoners, it was widely copied there and in the United States.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk/?p=about.wymondham.bridewell |title=About Wymondham Bridewell |website=www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> It now serves as [[Wymondham Bridewell|Wymondham Heritage Museum]].

The collapse of the woollen industry in the mid-19th century led to poverty. In 1836 there were still 600 hand looms, but by 1845 only 60. The town became a backwater in [[Victorian era|Victorian times]], untouched by development elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Wymondham: a century remembered |last=Yaxley, Philip |date=1999 |publisher=Nostalgia |isbn=0-947630-26-0 |location=Toftwood |pages=94 |oclc=43418889}}</ref>

The [[Norwich & Brandon Railway]] opened in 1845 and a branch north to [[Dereham]] and [[Wells-next-the-Sea]] in 1847. Another branch opened in 1881 ran south to the [[Great Eastern Main Line]] at [[Forncett]].

The [[Murders at Stanfield Hall]] occurred on 28 November 1848.

In 1943, a military hospital at Morley was handed to the [[United States Army Air Forces]]. Over 3,000 patients were treated there after [[Normandy landings|D-Day]]. It was later converted for use by [[Wymondham College]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Wymondham: a century remembered |last=Yaxley, Philip |date=1999 |publisher=Nostalgia |isbn=0-947630-26-0 |location=Toftwood |pages=46 |oclc=43418889}}</ref>

For much of the 20th century, there were two brush factories together employing up to 1,000 people. They both closed in the 1980s and the land was turned over to housing.<ref name=":13">{{Cite book |title=Wymondham: a century remembered |last=Yaxley, Philip |date=1999 |publisher=Nostalgia |isbn=0-947630-26-0 |location=Toftwood |pages=77–78 |oclc=43418889}}</ref>

==Governance==
Wymondham has a [[town council]] responsible for local matters laid down by law, including a role in [[urban planning]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/responsibilities |title=Responsibilities |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> It has 14 members elected every four years. Wymondham divides into four [[ward (politics)|wards]]: North,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/councillors/wards/north-ward |title=North Wymondham Ward |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> East,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/councillors/wards/east-ward |title=East Wymondham Ward |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> Central<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/councillors/wards/central-ward |title=Central Wymondham Ward |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> and South.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/councillors/wards/south-ward |title=South Wymondham Ward |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> [[Spooner Row]], though within the parish of Wymondham, elects its own community council.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |url=https://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Summary-Parish-Election-Results-2_May.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015084831/https://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Summary-Parish-Election-Results-2_May.pdf |archive-date=2019-10-15 |url-status=live |title=Election of PARISH COUNCILLORS for the Parishes of South Norfolk District Council Summary of Results |access-date=15 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/spooner-row-community-council |title=Spooner Row Community Council {{!}} South Norfolk Council |website=www.south-norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>

Wymondham civil parish falls in the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[South Norfolk]], returning six district councillors. In elections in May 2023, Wymondham elected three Liberal Democrat District councillors, two Conservatives and one Labour. In Town Council elections fourteen councillors are returned. After May 2023 local elections, the Town Council consisted of seven Liberal Democrats, four Labour, two Green and a solitary Conservative councillor. In 2023 the Town Council elected two women for the roles of mayor and deputy mayor, the first time this had occurred in Wymondham's history.

After a by-election for Central Wymondham held the same day as the General Election on 4 July 2024, another Liberal Democrat was elected bringing the total to eight on the Council.

In County Council elections, the north part, with the Town Centre, returns one councillor to [[Norfolk County Council]] as Wymondham electoral division.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://norfolkcc.cmis.uk.com/norfolkcc/Councillors/tabid/63/ScreenMode/Ward/Default.aspx#MemberSectionWymondham |title=CMIS > Councillors |website=norfolkcc.cmis.uk.com |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> The southern part elects a county councillor as part of Forehoe electoral division.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://norfolkcc.cmis.uk.com/norfolkcc/Councillors/tabid/63/ScreenMode/Ward/Default.aspx#MemberSectionForehoe |title=CMIS > Councillors |website=norfolkcc.cmis.uk.com |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>

For much of the 20th century, Wymondham belonged to the [[South Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South Norfolk]] parliamentary constituency. After a [[Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies|boundary review]], Wymondham was moved to the [[Mid Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|Mid Norfolk]] constituency. However, Wymondham will revert to South Norfolk again after another boundary review, a long drawn out process which was only formalised in late 2023.

==Geography==
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At {{coord|52|34|12|N|1|6|57.6|E|type:city}} (52.57°, 1.116°), and {{convert|91|mi|km|0}} north-north-west of London, Wymondham stands {{convert|134.5|ft|m|0}} above [[sea level]], {{convert|9|mi|km|1}} south-west of [[Norwich]], at the confluence of two small rivers. The largely rural parishes around it include [[Hethersett]], [[Hethel]], [[Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall|Ashwellthorpe]], [[Bunwell]], [[Wicklewood]], Crownthorpe and [[Wramplingham]]. The market town of [[Attleborough]] lies to the south-west. Wymondham has a [[temperate]] [[Oceanic climate|maritime climate]], like much of the British Isles, with relatively cool summers and mild winters. There is regular but generally light precipitation throughout the year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-climate-averages/u12dzxjyc |title=Morley St Botolph UK climate averages |website=Met Office |language=en |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> Wymondham was struck by [[1981 United Kingdom tornado outbreak|an F1/T2 tornado]] on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eswd.eu/cgi-bin/eswd.cgi |title=European Severe Weather Database |website=Eswd.eu |access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref>

Wymondham's [[topography]] is marked by its river meadow and flat, low-lying agricultural landscape, much like the rest of [[East Anglia]]. The parish has an area of {{convert|17.11|sqmi|km2|2}}.<ref name=":5"/> The [[geology]] is based on [[chalk]], with a layer of [[boulder clay]] laid down in the last [[ice age]].<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk/?p=heritage.society.publications |title=Heritage Society Publications |website=www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref> The [[River Tiffey]], flowing north, forms a boundary between the built-up town centre and the rural southern part of the parish.

The [[built environment]] of Wymondham's town centre is marked by [[Early modern period|early-modern]] town houses and a number of buildings that survived the 1615 fire, including Wymondham Abbey. Much of the centre forms a [[Conservation area (United Kingdom)|conservation area]] with numerous listed buildings.<ref name=":2"/><ref name=":1"/> Beyond the centre lie 20th and 21st-century housing estates of mainly detached and semi-detached properties. There are trading and industrial estates along the route of the A11, which passes north-east through the south of the parish. The [[heavy rail]] [[Breckland line]] crosses the parish in the same direction. The rest of the parish is largely [[Arable land|arable farmland]].

The parish has one of the largest areas in Norfolk. It includes swaths to the north and south of the town, including the hamlets of Suton, Silfield, [[Spooner Row]] and Wattlefield.<ref name=":2"/>

===Climate===

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 | Jan high C = 7.1
 | Feb high C = 7.7
 | Mar high C = 10.3
 | Apr high C = 13.6
 | May high C = 16.7
 | Jun high C = 19.6
 | Jul high C = 22.2
 | Aug high C = 22.4
 | Sep high C = 19.0
 | Oct high C = 14.7
 | Nov high C = 10.3
 | Dec high C = 7.5
 | year high C = 14.3
 | Jan low C = 1.7
 | Feb low C = 1.7
 | Mar low C = 2.9
 | Apr low C = 4.5
 | May low C = 7.2
 | Jun low C = 9.9
 | Jul low C = 12.2
 | Aug low C = 12.0
 | Sep low C = 10.0
 | Oct low C = 7.6
 | Nov low C = 4.3
 | Dec low C = 2.0
 | year low C = 6.4
 | rain colour = green
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 | Feb rain mm = 46.8
 | Mar rain mm = 48.6
 | Apr rain mm = 39.9
 | May rain mm = 48.5
 | Jun rain mm = 57.6
 | Jul rain mm = 60.0
 | Aug rain mm = 60.1
 | Sep rain mm = 60.1
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 | Nov rain mm = 69.5
 | Dec rain mm = 63.9
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 | Feb rain days = 10.4
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 | Jun rain days = 9.5
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 | Sep rain days = 9.2
 | Oct rain days = 11.2
 | Nov rain days = 12.6
 | Dec rain days = 12.2
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 | Aug sun = 188.7
 | Sep sun = 144.9
 | Oct sun = 109.6
 | Nov sun = 67.5
 | Dec sun = 58.0
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|title = Morley St Botolph (Norfolk) UK climate averages - Met Office
|publisher = Met Office
|access-date = July 23, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Demography==
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|+ '''Wymondham compared'''
|-
|'''[[United Kingdom Census 2011|UK Census 2011]]''' ||'''Wymondham''' ||'''England'''
|-
|Total population ||14,405 ||53,012,456
|-
|Foreign born ||5.6% ||17.57%
|-
|White British ||94.5% ||85.4%
|-
|Asian ||1.1% ||7.8%
|-
|White Irish ||0.5% ||1%
|-
|Black ||0.3% ||3.5%
|-
|Christian ||60.3% ||59.4%
|-
|No religion ||29.9% ||24.7%
|-
|Muslim ||0.5% ||5%
|-
|Buddhist ||0.3% ||0.5%
|-
|Hindu ||0.2% ||1.5%
|-
|Over 65 ||20.2% ||16.33%
|-
|Unemployed ||2.9% ||4.4%
|}
The [[United Kingdom Census 2001]] gave Wymondham a total resident population of 12,539 and a [[population density]] of {{convert|733|/mi2|/km2}}. By [[United Kingdom census, 2011|2011]], the population had risen to 14,405, with a density of {{convert|840|/mi2|/km2}}. Wymondham has an average age of 41.8.<ref name=":5"/>

In 2011, 94.5 per cent of the population were White British, 1.1 per cent Asian, 0.5 per cent White Irish and 0.3 per cent Black.<ref name=":5"/>

Christianity accounts for 60.3 per cent of the population, while 29.9 declare no religious affiliation. There are small populations of Muslims (0.5%), Buddhists (0.3%) and Hindus (0.2%).<ref name=":5"/>

The 2011 census showed 72.6 per cent of the adult population economically active, 2.9 per cent unemployed and 16.8 per cent retired. The population is well-educated: 27 per cent have post-18 qualifications.<ref name=":5"/>

The following table outlines the population change in the town since 1801, with slow growth, then decline in the 19th century, followed by recovery and rapid growth by the end of the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10123367/cube/TOT_POP |title=Wymondham CP/AP through time {{!}} Population Statistics {{!}} Total Population |website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10468980/cube/TOT_POP |title=Wymondham UD through time {{!}} Population Statistics {{!}} Total Population |website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk |access-date=2019-10-15}}</ref>
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! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1801
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1811
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1821
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1831
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1841
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1851
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1881
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1891
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1901
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1911
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1921
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1931
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1939
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1951
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1961
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1971
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1981
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |1991
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |2001
! style="background: #fff; color: navy;" |2011
|- style="text-align: center;"
! style="background: #9cc; color: navy;" |Population
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |3,567
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |3,923
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |4,708
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |5,485
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |5,179
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |5,177
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |4,566
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |4,764
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |4,733
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |4,794
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |4,814
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |5,017
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |5,957
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |5,665
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |5,904
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |8,513
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |9,759
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |10,869
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |12,539
|style="background: #fff; color: black;" |14,405
|-
|colspan="21" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;" |<small>'''Sources:'''</small> <small>A Vision of Britain through Time: Civil Parish</small><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10123367/cube/TOT_POP |title=Wymondham CP/AP through time {{!}} Population Statistics {{!}} Total Population |website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk |access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> <small>A Vision of Britain through Time: Urban District</small><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10468980/cube/TOT_POP |title=Wymondham UD through time {{!}} Population Statistics {{!}} Total Population |website=www.visionofbritain.org.uk |access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> <small>Wymondham - A Century Remembered</small><ref>{{Cite book |title=Wymondham: a century remembered |last=Yaxley, Philip |date=1999 |publisher=Nostalgia |isbn=0947630260 |location=Toftwood |pages=94 |oclc=43418889}}</ref>
|}

==Economy==
[[File:Wymondham Town Sign.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|The Wymondham [[town sign]]]]
Wymondham is a commuter town mainly for Norwich, Cambridge and London. The 2011 census reported as the commonest employment sectors the wholesale and retail trade (15.4%), health and social work (13.6%) and education (11.3%).

A major employer is [[Norfolk Constabulary]]. There is a retail area centred on the market square, with national-chain branches and independent shops and businesses. Traditionally, Wymondham was a centre of woodturning and brush-making; a spigot and spoon feature on the town sign to mark this.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/45277 |title=Geograph: Town sign, Wymondham (C) Katy Walters |website=www.geograph.org.uk |language=en |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/news/new-town-sign-unveiled-1-536670 |title=New town sign unveiled|website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |language=en |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> Major brush factories appeared, with railway sidings, saw mills and engineering workshops. These closed in late 20th century and were developed as housing.<ref name=":6"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Briton_Brush_Co |title=Briton Brush Co – Graces Guide |website=www.gracesguide.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://light-writing.co.uk/land/2018/03/16/exercise-3-5-local-history/ |title=Exercise 3.5: Local History |last1=Part 3 |first1=Filed under Exercises |last2=Part 3 |date=2018-03-16 |website=Bob Coe's OCA Landscape Learning Log |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref><ref name=":13"/>

==Landmarks==
[[File:Cmglee Wymondham Heritage Museum.jpg|thumb|Wymondham Heritage Museum in September 2017]]

===War memorial===
Wymondham war memorial is a {{convert|7.5|m|yds|0|abbr=}} stone obelisk above an octagonal three-stepped base, at the junction of Vicar Street, Town Green and Middleton Street. Unveiled on 24 July 1921, and updated after [[World War II]], it recalls 189 military and civilian deaths in the two World Wars.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/20188 |title=Wymondham|website=Imperial War Museums |language=en |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> It is a Grade II listed feature.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1460831 |desc=Wymondham War Memorial, Wymondham  |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

===Wymondham Abbey===
[[Wymondham Abbey]], founded in 1107, is a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF9437 |title=Wymondham-Abbey – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> Originally a Benedictine priory, it became an independent abbey in 1449. During this period the two-tower design evolved. The east tower was built first to an octagonal design (1409) and the west tower completed in 1498.<ref name=":7">{{NHLE |num=1297494 |desc=ABBEY CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

The abbey was [[Dissolution of the Monasteries|dissolved]] in 1538, after which many of its buildings were demolished. Their remains, including the surviving arch of the [[chapter house]], are scattered around the church.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1292209 |desc=REMAINS OF CHAPTER HOUSE AND SURROUNDING FRAGMENTS OF ABBEY CHURCH, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> The open land to the south of the church, above further remains of the medieval abbey, is a scheduled monument.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1003992 |desc=Wymondham Abbey, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> The east end of the church was demolished at the dissolution. The surviving {{convert|70|m|yd}}-long building is about half the original length.

The remainder survived the dissolution and continued in use as the local [[Church of England parish church]]. Some elements of the original Norman architecture are visible externally, while internally a 15th-century [[hammerbeam roof]] and a [[reredos]] by [[Ninian Comper]] can be seen.<ref name=":7"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/education/educational-images/reredos-at-wymondham-abbey-wymondham-2609 |title=Reredos at Wymondham Abbey, Wymondham, Norfolk {{!}} Educational Images {{!}} Historic England|website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

===Cavick House===
Cavick House, a Grade I listed building, dates from the early 18th century.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF9458 |title=Cavick-House – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE |num=1196716 |desc=CAVICK HOUSE INCLUDING FRONT SCREEN WALLS, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> It is a red-brick building with painted [[quoin]]s and some original interior decoration. It had fallen into disrepair by 1999, but has since been restored.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/how-norfolk-couple-have-breathed-new-life-into-historic-house-1-483780 |title=How Norfolk couple have breathed new life into historic house |last=Brooks |first=Stephanie |website=Norwich Evening News |date=June 2010 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> The nearby Cavick House Farmhouse, built in the early 18th century, is a Grade II listed building.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1297505 |desc=CAVICK HOUSE FARMHOUSE, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cavickhousefarm.co.uk/ |title=home |website=cavickhousefarm.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

===Beckett's Chapel===
Beckett's Chapel is thought to have been founded in the late 12th century by the son of [[William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel|William d'Aubigny]] and founder of Wymondham Abbey. The current chapel dates largely to about 1400, when it was rebuilt. In the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries|post-Reformation]] period it was turned into a school and also used for a time as a lock-up for remand prisoners. Restoration in 1873 was followed by use as a public hall, a school and Wymondham's library. In 1999, a plaque was attached to mark the 450th anniversary of Kett's Rebellion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=9784244a-9762-466d-8611-d912be69880d |title=Kett Rebellion plaque – Chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury – Wymondham, Norfolk Image |website=www.waymarking.com |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> In 2008, it became Wymondham Arts Centre. Original elements of the chapel, including an arch-braced [[hammerbeam roof]], are still visible inside. It is a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF9439 |title=Beckett's-Chapel-Wymondham – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> In 2018, it was placed on [[Historic England]]'s [[Heritage at risk|Heritage at Risk]] register, as it suffers from damp and is slowly decaying.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF9439|title=MNF9439 – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wymondhamarts.org/the-future-of-beckets-chapel/ |title=The Future of Beckets Chapel |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

===The Market Cross===
The Market Cross was built in 1617–1618 after the original was destroyed in the fire of 1615. It is a timber-framed octagonal building with an upper floor raised above an open undercroft. It served as the centre of administration of the town's weekly market. In the late 19th century it was converted into a subscription reading room.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/norfolk-life-2-1786/norfolk-history/85-wymondham-market-cross-1-214104 |title=85: Wymondham Market Cross |website=Eastern Daily Press |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> After restoration in 1989, it reopened as the town's [[Tourist information centre|Tourist Information Centre]]. It is a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF9446 |title=Wymondham-Market-Cross – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref>

===Grade II* listed buildings===
The six [[Grade II* listed buildings in South Norfolk|Grade II*]] listed buildings in Wymondham are The ''Green Dragon'' pub,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF12033 |title=Green-Dragon-Inn-No-6-Church-Street – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> Kimberley Hall,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF8919 |title=Kimberley-Hall-or-House – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> Priory House,<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF15864 |title=The-Priory-Odd-nos-13-to-19-Middleton-Street – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{NHLE |num=1297488 |desc=PRIORY HOUSE, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Stanfield Hall,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF9457 |title=Stanfield-Hall – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> The Chestnuts<ref>{{NHLE |num=1243874 |desc=THE CHESTNUTS, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> and 3 Market Street.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF15778 |title=No-3-Market-Street – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref>
[[File:The Lizard Sign.jpg|thumb|A sign about The Lizard conservation area]]

===Other landmarks===
The former jail, known as Wymondham Bridewell, was built in 1787. It houses the [[Wymondham Bridewell|Wymondham Heritage Museum]]. having once been a police station and a law court.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk/?p=about.wymondham.bridewell |title=About Wymondham Bridewell |website=www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> It is a Grade II listed building.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1218450 |desc=THE BRIDEWELL, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

[[Wymondham railway station]], built in 1844, retains much of its atmosphere, including a timber [[Signal boxes that are listed buildings in England|signal box]] for [[Railway semaphore signal|semaphore signalling]] from 1877, in use until 2012.<ref name=":9">{{NHLE |num=1414469 |desc=Wymondham South Junction Signal Box, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.steamheritage.co.uk/museums-and-attractions/entry/wymondham-historic-railway-station |title=Wymondham Historic Railway Station |website=www.steamheritage.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Illingworth |first=John |title=Wymondham 8 |newspaper=Flickr |date=2012-08-09 |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/43709405@N07/8255484154/ |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Almost derelict by 1988, the site was transformed by the local businessman and railway enthusiast David Turner, who restored the buildings and ran a [[Brief Encounter]]-themed restaurant on Platform 1 before retiring in 2011. The station was voted Best Small Station in the 2006 National Rail Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/motoring/man-who-transformed-wymondham-rail-station-retires-1-770241 |title=Man who transformed Wymondham rail station retires |last=BROOKS |first=STEPHANIE |website=Eastern Daily Press |date=9 January 2011 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> Both station and signal box are Grade II listed buildings.<ref name=":9"/><ref>{{NHLE |num=1208540 |desc=RAILWAY STATION (MAIN BUILDING) AND NORTH PLATFORM, Wymondham  |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

[[Toll's Meadow, Wymondham|Toll's Meadow]] is a nature reserve and wildlife site with footpaths along the River Tiffey. Wildlife there includes kingfishers, herons, roe deer and water voles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/services/tolls-meadow |title=Tolls Meadow |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/news/what-are-your-picks-the-seven-wonders-of-wymondham-councillor-celebrates-town-by-choosing-top-highlights-1-3997879 |title=What are your picks? The Seven Wonders of Wymondham – councillor celebrates town by choosing top highlights |last=Cope |first=Lauren |website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |date=18 March 2015 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> The Lizard is a conservation area and wildlife site managed locally as a "piece of informal, natural countryside for the general benefit and enjoyment of the people of Wymondham".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thelizardwymondham.co.uk/ |title=The Lizard Charity Wymondham Norfolk |website=The Lizard Wymondham |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> The Tiffey Trails offer accessible walks, interpretation boards, wood-carvings, benches and waymarkers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/news/award-for-tiffey-trails-project-1-537392 |title=Award for Tiffey Trails project |website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |date=19 November 2009 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>  In Spring 2022, a new Ketts County trail was added, forming a 16-mile walk starting at Becketswell near the Abbey. This is part of the wider 500 mile plus Norfolk Trails network.

==Transport==
[[File:Wymondham Abbey crossing keepers house - geograph.org.uk - 991564.jpg|thumb|Flint was used in many types of buildings around Wymondham, including this 19th-century crossing keeper's hut on the Mid-Norfolk Railway]]

The [[Breckland line]] runs through the parish, with stations at [[Wymondham railway station|Wymondham]] and [[Spooner Row railway station|Spooner Row]]. The typical service is one train an hour east to [[Norwich railway station|Norwich]] and one train west, alternating between [[Cambridge railway station|Cambridge]] and [[Stansted Airport railway station|Stansted Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/travel-information/station-information/wmd |title=Wymondham {{!}} Greater Anglia |website=www.greateranglia.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-18}}</ref> Three stopping trains a day are provided by [[East Midlands Railway]]; these run either to/from [[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street]], [[Nottingham railway station|Nottingham]] or [[Sheffield station|Sheffield]].

The [[Mid-Norfolk Railway]] operates a station at [[Wymondham Abbey railway station|Wymondham Abbey]] for heritage services to [[Dereham railway station|Dereham]], along a section of the [[Wymondham to Wells Branch|branch to Wells]]. The town once had a third station, [[Spinks Lane railway station|Spinks Lane]], which closed shortly after opening in the 19th century.

Buses by [[First Norfolk & Suffolk]] offer at least a 30-minute service to Hethersett, Norwich and Attleborough.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstgroup.com/norfolk-suffolk/routes-and-maps/network-norwich/turquoise-line-13 |title=Turquoise Line 13 {{!}} Norfolk & Suffolk |website=First Bus |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.firstgroup.com/norfolk-suffolk/routes-and-maps/network-norwich/green-line-1415 |title=Green Line 14{{!}}15 {{!}} Norfolk & Suffolk |website=First Bus |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> [[Konectbus]] serves the [[Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital]], Norwich and [[Watton, Norfolk|Watton]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.konectbus.co.uk/timetables-fares/6-3#route |title=6 {{!}} 6A: konectbus: Konect Bus |website=www.konectbus.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] coach services are available to London.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalexpress.com/en/destinations/london/norwich-to-london |title=Norwich to London coach from £4.60* {{!}} National Express |website=www.nationalexpress.com |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

The A11 trunk road from Norwich to London once ran through the town centre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/news/new-path-boost-for-cyclists-and-pedestrians-in-the-hethersett-area-1-6243030 |title=New path boost for cyclists and pedestrians in the Hethersett area |last=Walsh |first=Peter |website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |date=29 August 2019 |language=en| access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> The B1135 passes the northern edge of the town on its way to [[Dereham]].

==Sport==
[[Wymondham Town F.C.|Wymondham Town Football Club]], founded in 1883, is based at Kings Head Meadow.<ref>King's Head Meadow: [https://thetortoisetravels.blogspot.com/2018/01/wymondham-town-kings-head-meadow.html The Tortoise Travels: Wymondham Town - King's Head Meadow], accessdate: 4 March 2020.</ref> The senior men's team plays in the {{English football updater|WymondhT}}
They have topped the league five times, most recently in 2017–18. The club last won the [[Norfolk Senior Cup]] in 1888–89. [[Ian Gibson (politician)|Ian Gibson MP]] played for the club in the 1965–66 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamtownfc.co.uk/about/our-history/ |title=Our History |date=2015-05-13 |website=Wymondham Town FC |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> The senior women's team plays in the [[Eastern Region Women's Football League]], which it won in 2017–18. In the same season it won the County Cup, which it successfully defended in 2018–19.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamtownfc.co.uk/ |title=Wymondham Town FC |website=Wymondham Town FC |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.twitter.com/wymondhamladies |title=WymondhamLadiesFC (@WymondhamLadies) on Twitter |website=twitter.com |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

Wymondham Town United Football Club, based at Kett's Park, is one Norfolk's largest youth teams, with over 600 players across 22 teams.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wtufc.co.uk/ |title=Football club{{!}} Wymondham Town United FC |website=www.wtufc.co.uk |language=en |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>

Wymondham Rugby Club was founded in 1972 at the Foster Harrison Memorial Ground on Tuttles Lane.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/wymondham-rugby-club-move-1-5733319 |title=Exciting times for Wymondham Rugby Club as they prepare for big move |website=Eastern Daily Press |date=11 October 2018 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> A new ground, Barnard Fields, opened in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/wymondham-rugby-club-1-5743056 |title=Star names will be in attendance for Wymondham Rugby Club's first game at new ground |last=wise |first=chris |website=Eastern Daily Press |date=19 October 2018 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> The senior men's team plays in the [[London 2 North East]] league, winning the Norfolk Plate in 2015–16.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamrfc.com/ |title=Wymondham Rugby Football Club |website=www.wymondhamrfc.com |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> The senior women's team, Wymondham Wasps, plays in the Championship 2 Midlands League.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamrfc.com/teams/158974 |title=Wymondham Rugby Football Club Wasps XV |website=www.wymondhamrfc.com |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

Wymondham Dell Bowls Club was a founder member of Norfolk Bowls Association in 1936. It has won the Bales Cup and the County League more often than any other club in Norfolk: twelve and fifteen times respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.norfolkbowls.co.uk/CountyHistory.htm |title=Norfolk Bowls |website=www.norfolkbowls.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> The members include the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] gold medallist, [[John Ottaway]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamdell.com/ |title=Wymondham Dell Bowls Club |website=www.wymondhamdell.com |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>

==Media==
Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC East]] and [[ITV Anglia]]. Television signals are received from the [[Tacolneston transmitting station|Tacolneston]] TV transmitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Tacolneston|title=Full Freeview on the Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) transmitter|date=1 May 2004|website=UK Free TV|access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref> Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Norfolk]], [[Heart East]], [[Greatest Hits Radio East]] (formerly [[Radio Norwich 99.9]]), [[Kiss 105-108|Kiss]] and South Norfolk Radio, a community based station which broadcast from the town.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://snradio.uk/ |title=South Norfolk Radio|access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref> The town is served by the local newspaper, ''The Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury'' including the regional newspaper ''[[Eastern Daily Press]]''. 
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-eang/wymondham-attleborough-mercury/|title=The Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury|date=15 October 2013|website=British Papers|access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Browick Road School, Wymondham 1290525.jpg|thumb|200px|Browick Road School, Wymondham]]
Wymondham Grammar School was founded in 1567 by the Norwich-born Archbishop of Canterbury, [[Matthew Parker]]. It was originally housed in Beckett's Chapel, then moved to Priory House,<ref name=":11"/><ref name=":12"/> and closed in 1903.<ref name=":10"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.waymarking.com/gallery/image.aspx?f=1&guid=bd7cd54f-e5aa-4929-9006-5f35d4c0ab8a |title=The Old Grammar School – Wymondham, Norfolk Image |website=www.waymarking.com |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Silfield School opened in 1876 and closed in 1993. It is now a private dwelling.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1423349 |desc=School House, formerly Silfield School and attached teacher's house, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

[[Wymondham High Academy]] is located near the town centre.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://wymondhamhigh.co.uk/ |title=Wymondham High Academy – Inspiring Excellence |website=wymondhamhigh.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/23/137461 |title=Wymondham High Academy Ofsted Report |date=2019-10-16 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> [[Wymondham College]], one of 36 state [[boarding school]]s in England and the largest of its type, stands just outside the parish in [[Morley, Norfolk|Morley]].

The four state primary schools are Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ashleighprimary.com/ |title=Ashleigh Primary School & Nursery |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/120922 |title=Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery Ofsted Report |date=2019-10-16 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> Browick Road Primary and Nursery School,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.browickroadprimary.co.uk/ |title=Browick Road Primary {{!}} Welcome |website=www.browickroadprimary.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/120867 |title=Browick Road Primary and Nursery School Ofsted Report |date=2019-10-16 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> Robert Kett Primary School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.robertkett.net/ |title=Robert Kett Primary School |website=www.robertkett.net |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/121196 |title=Robert Kett Primary School Ofsted Report |date=2019-10-16 |website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> and Spooner Row Primary School.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://spoonerrow.norfolk.sch.uk/|title=Spooner Row Primary – Believe, Achieve, Succeed |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/144425 |title=Spooner Row Primary School Ofsted Report |date=2019-10-16|website=reports.ofsted.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>

==Public services==
Policing in Wymondham is provided by [[Norfolk Constabulary]], which is headquartered in the town. [[Fire service in the United Kingdom|Statutory emergency fire and rescue service]] is provided by the [[Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service]], which has a station in London Road.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/safety/norfolk-fire-and-rescue-service/in-your-community/find-your-local-station/southern-area/wymondham |title=Wymondham - Norfolk County Council |website=www.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

The nearest NHS hospital is [[Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital]] in Norwich, administered by [[Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust]]. In the town itself are Wymondham Health Centre<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nhs.uk/Services/clinics/Overview/DefaultView.aspx?id=123042 |title=Overview – Wymondham Health Centre – NHS |date=2009-09-28 |website=www.nhs.uk |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> and Wymondham Medical Centre<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymmed.co.uk/ |title=Wymondham Medical Partnership |website=www.wymmed.co.uk |access-date=2023-03-07}}</ref> offering general-practice care. Ambulance services are provided by [[East of England Ambulance Service]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk/ |title=Welcome to EEAST |website=www.eastamb.nhs.uk |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref>

[[Waste management]] is co-ordinated by [[South Norfolk|South Norfolk Council]]. Locally produced [[inert waste]] for disposal is processed into fuel for use in [[Cogeneration|combined heat and power]] facilities in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/rubbish-recycling-and-planning/rubbish-and-recycling/what-we-do-with-waste |title=What we do with your waste - Norfolk County Council|website=www.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> Wymondham's [[distribution network operator]] for electricity is [[UK Power Networks]];<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/internet/en/about-us/areas-we-cover/#itop |title=UK Power Networks – Areas we cover |website=www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-19 |archive-date=2 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102192941/https://www.ukpowernetworks.co.uk/internet/en/about-us/areas-we-cover/#itop |url-status=dead }}</ref> there are no [[power station]]s in the town. [[Drinking water]] and [[waste water]] are managed by [[Anglian Water]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/ |title=Household |website=Anglian Water Services |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-19}}</ref> There is a [[water treatment]] plant to the north-west of the town.<ref name=":8"/>

==Culture and community==
===Culture===
[[File:Votice Plaque in Wymondham Norfolk UK.jpg|thumb|Plaque commemorating links with [[Votice]] on [[Wymondham Town Hall]]|alt=A plaque on Wymondham Town Hall (Norfolk, UK) commemorating links with Votice in the Czech Republic.]]
[[Wymondham Bridewell|Wymondham Heritage Museum]], in the former prison, has permanent displays on [[Robert Kett]], brush-making and the museum building.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk/?p=permanent.displays |title=Permanent Displays|website=www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Occasional displays are renewed every season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk/?p=special.displays |title=Special Displays |website=www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Wymondham Arts Centre, in Beckett's Chapel, runs a summer programme of free exhibitions by local and regional artists.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wymondhamarts.org/ |title=Wymondham Arts Centre |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Regular arts and theatre events take place in Wymondham Central Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamcentralhall.org.uk/ |title=Wymondham Central Hall |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

The Town's historic pubs include ''The Green Dragon'', one of England's oldest, open since about 1371.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://greendragonnorfolk.com/about/ |title=About {{!}} Green Dragon Tavern |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> The ''Cross Keys Inn'' in the Market Place occupies an early 17th-century Grade II listed building.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1196676 |desc=CROSS KEYS INN, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

There are many community groups and charities offering a wide range of activities and volunteering opportunities for locals.

Wymondham Music Festival, begun in 1996,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymfest.org.uk/about-us/ |title=About us |date=2016-01-13 |website=Wymondham Music Festival |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> ran mostly free summer events at several venues<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymfest.org.uk/ |title=Home |date=2015-03-03 |website=Wymondham Music Festival |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> with a Midsummer Jazz Picnic at Becketswell every June.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymfest.org.uk/our-aims/ |title=Our Aims |date=2016-01-14 |website=Wymondham Music Festival |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Occasional events in the past included a carnival<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/wymondhamcarnival/ |title=Wymondham Carnival |website=www.facebook.com |language=en| access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> and a winter Dickensian Evening.

Wymondham currently has no twin town. Links were developed in the 1990s with [[Votice]] and local dignitaries from the [[Czech Republic]] visited Wymondham. A plaque on the former [[Wymondham Town Hall]] in Middleton Street commemorates the links between the two. (The new Town Hall building is located at nearby Ketts Park).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/|title=The Town Council|publisher= Wymondham Town Council|access-date=26 April 2024}}</ref>

===Community facilities===
The many parks and playgrounds,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamtowncouncil.org/services/amenity-areas |title=Amenity Areas |website=Wymondham Town Council |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> include [[Toll's Meadow, Wymondham|Toll's Meadow]] – an area of rare UK lowland meadow- Kett's Park which boasts an [[3G pitch|artificial 3G pitch]], part-funded by [[South Norfolk|South Norfolk Council]] and the [[Premier League]], opened in 2019 by [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] player [[Grant Holt]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/politics/grant-holt-to-kick-off-wymondham-s-new-artificial-football-pitch-1-5842554 |title=Grant Holt to kick-off town's new artificial football pitch |last=Parkin |first=Simon |website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |date=7 January 2019 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Browick Road Recreational Park features a skatepark and cycle pump track, facilities which are due for a revamp for the whole park. One section of Browick is being developed as a community orchard by volunteers. The public library moved from Beckett's Chapel to purpose-built premises in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/news/delight-as-new-wymondham-library-opens-1-536965 |title=Delight as new Wymondham library opens |website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |date=11 November 2008 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> It hosts events to encourage learning and reading, such as weekly Bounce and Rhyme sessions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/libraries-local-history-and-archives/libraries/your-local-library/locations-and-opening-times/wymondham-library |title=Wymondham Library – Norfolk County Council |website=www.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

==Religious sites==
[[File:Wymondham Methodist Chapel - geograph.org.uk - 1290564.jpg|thumb|Wymondham Methodist Church]]
The two [[Church of England]] churches are [[Wymondham Abbey]] – at first dedicated to the Virgin Mary but after the martyrdom of St [[Thomas Becket]] in 1170, his name was added – and a [[chapel-of-ease]], Holy Trinity Church, in Spooner Row.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/spoonerrow/spoonerrow.htm |title=Norfolk Churches |website=www.norfolkchurches.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE |num=1293213 |desc=SPOONER ROW CHURCH, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

The building of a 17th-century [[Quakers|Quaker]] [[Friends meeting house|meeting house]] Chapel Lane survives as a private residence.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1297491 |desc=THE OLD MEETING HOUSE, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Fairland [[United Reformed Church]] was founded in 1652.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fairlandurc.org.uk/site/about-us/history-of-the-church/ |title=History of the church |date=2007-12-01 |website=Fairland United Reformed Church Wymondham |language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> The current façade dates from 1877.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1196654 |desc=CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH INCLUDING RAILINGS, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> It has regular Sunday services.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fairlandurc.org.uk/site/about-us/regular-activities/ |title=Regular Activities |date=2007-11-24 |website=Fairland United Reformed Church Wymondham|language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

A [[Primitive Methodist Church|Primitive Methodist]] chapel built in Silfield Street in 1867 is now a private residence.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details |title=Former-Primitive-Methodist-Chapel – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> A [[Wesleyan Methodist Church (Great Britain)|Wesleyan Methodist]] chapel built in Damgate Street in 1879<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details |title=Community-Hall-No-47-Damgate-Street – Norfolk Heritage Explorer |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> is now used by [[Freemasonry|Freemasons]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.doriclodge1193.org.uk/ |title=Doric Lodge 1193 – The Home of Freemasonry in Wymondham |website=www.doriclodge1193.org.uk |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> Wymondham [[Methodist Church of Great Britain|Methodist Church]] was built in 1870.<ref>{{NHLE |num=1291817 |desc=METHODIST CHURCH, Wymondham |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wymondhammethodist.org.uk/ |title=Wymondham Methodist Church |website=wymondhammethodist.org.uk |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> Wymondham Baptist Church has been at its current Queen Street site since 1910.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/wymondham-baptist-church-turns-100-1-740782 |title=Wymondham Baptist Church turns 100 |last=BROOKS |first=STEPHANIE |website=Eastern Daily Press |date=30 November 2010 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> It holds regular Sunday services and a successful twice weekly community café called Roots.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhambaptist.org/ |title=Wymondham Baptist Church |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhambaptist.org/2017/09/another-attempt/ |title=Roots Community Café – Wymondham Baptist Church |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

The [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] Church of Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury, built in 1952, contains a memorial to World War II [[Far East prisoners of war|prisoners and internees of the Japanese]] who did not survive their imprisonment. An annual memorial service is held every May. A digital and print archive of 61,000 names of those who died is maintained by the church.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamrcchurch.org.uk/ |title=Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury |website=Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury |language=en-US |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref>

The two churches of the [[Evangelical Alliance]] are Hope Community Church in Ayton Road<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hopecommunitychurch.co.uk/ |title=Hope Community Church, Wymondham |website=www.hopecommunitychurch.co.uk |language=en-GB |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> and Alive Church which meets at Central Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://alivechurch.org.uk/wymondham |title=Alive Church In Wymondham {{!}} Locations |website=Alive Church UK |language=en-gb |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> There is a [[Kingdom Hall]] of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] in Harts Farm Road.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1066373 |title=Charity Details |website=beta.charitycommission.gov.uk |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>

==Notable people==
Wymondham people are sometimes known as Wymondhamers.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.diyweek.net/nothing-beats-good-service-and-the-family-touch-says-c-c-clements-sons |title=Nothing beats good service and the family touch, says C C Clements & Sons |website=www.diyweek.net |access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref>
*Several MPs were connected to Wymondham: [[John Payn (died 1402)|John Payn]] MP (died 1402),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1386-1421/member/payn-john-ii-1402|title=PAYN, John II (d.1402), of Wymondham, Norf. {{!}} History of Parliament Online |website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> [[John Wildman]] MP ({{circa|1621}}–1693),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.berkshirehistory.com/bios/jwildman.html |title=RBH Biography: Sir John Wildman (1621-1693) |website=www.berkshirehistory.com |access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref> [[Edwin Gooch]] MP (1889–1964)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/news/honour-for-a-champion-of-norfolk-s-farm-workers-1-4549710|title=Honour for a champion of Norfolk's farm workers |last=Anderson |first=Stuart |website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |date=26 May 2016 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> and [[Bert Hazell]] MP (1907–2009).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bert-hazell-trade-union-leader-and-labour-mp-who-championed-the-cause-of-agricultural-workers-1452239.html |title=Bert Hazell: Trade union leader and Labour MP who championed the cause of agricultural workers – Obituaries, News – The Independent |website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=2009-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124142648/http://independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/bert-hazell-trade-union-leader-and-labour-mp-who-championed-the-cause-of-agricultural-workers-1452239.html |access-date=2019-10-20|archive-date=24 January 2009 }}</ref>
*[[Robert Kett]] ({{circa|1492}}–1549), leader of [[Kett's Rebellion]], was a [[yeoman]] farmer from Wymondham. He and his brother William have roads named after them in north Wymondham.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/NR18/Robert-Close.html |title=House Prices in Robert Close, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 |website=www.rightmove.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/NR18/William-Close.html |title=House Prices in William Close, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18|website=www.rightmove.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref>
*Robert Kett's nephew, [[Francis Kett]] ({{circa|1547}}–1589), also from Wymondham, was burned in a ditch of [[Norwich Castle]] for [[Arianism|denying Christ's divinity]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://venn.lib.cam.ac.uk/cgi-bin/search-2018.pl?sur=&suro=w&fir=&firo=c&cit=&cito=c&c=all&z=all&tex=KT566F&sye=&eye=&col=all&maxcount=50 |title=A Cambridge Alumni Database |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wallace |first=Dewey D. |date=1974 |title=From Eschatology to Arian Heresy: The Case of Francis Kett (d. 1589) |journal=The Harvard Theological Review |volume=67 |issue=4 |pages=459–473 |issn=0017-8160|jstor=1509051 |doi=10.1017/S0017816000016928|s2cid=162238467 }}</ref>
*[[John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley]] (1826–1902), a [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]] and [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]] politician after whom [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley, South Africa]] was named, was born in Wymondham.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.19thcenturyphotos.com/Lord-Wodehouse-125580.htm |title=Lord Wodehouse, later Earl of Kimberley |website=Library of Nineteenth-Century Photography |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>
*[[Thomas Jeckyll]] (1827–1881), architect and pioneer [[Japonaiserie]] interior designer
*Notable sporting personalities include the cricketer [[Philip Fryer]] (1870–1950)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13218.html |title=Philip Fryer |website=Cricinfo |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> and the bowls player and [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] gold medallist [[John Ottaway]] (born 1955).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/sport/willgress-and-ottaway-star-in-bowls-awards-1-709644 |title=Willgress and Ottaway star in bowls awards |website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |date=28 October 2010 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> Other sporting Wymondhamers are [[James Hubbard (darts player)|James Hubbard]] (born 1992), the [[Professional Darts Corporation|PDC]] darts player and 2012 World Youth champion,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/sport/torment-goes-on-for-former-world-youth-darts-champion-james-hubbard-1-4386868 |title=Torment goes on for former world youth darts champion James Hubbard|website=Lowestoft Journal |date=20 January 2016 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref> and [[Aimee Palmer]] (born 2000), professional footballer in the [[Women's Super League|Super League]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/england-lionesses-providing-inspiration-locally-1-6136663 |title=England Lionesses providing inspiration locally for women's football hopefuls with World Cup progress |last=Freezer |first=David |website=Eastern Daily Press |date=2 July 2019 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/sport/triumph-for-robert-kett-junior-school-1-810632 |title=Triumph for Robert Kett junior school |website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |date=23 February 2011 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>
*[[Harry Daniels (British Army officer)|Harry Daniels]] (1884–1953), soldier and [[Victoria Cross]] recipient, born in the town, received his medal for valiant action in the [[World War I]] [[Battle of Neuve Chapelle]]. A road in Silfield is named after him.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/features/all-you-need-to-know-about-harry-daniels-the-first-norfolk-man-to-win-a-victoria-cross-1-3990907|title=All you need to know about Harry Daniels - the first Norfolk man to win a Victoria Cross |last=Heaton |first=Trevor |website=Eastern Daily Press |date=12 March 2015 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/NR18/Harry-Daniels-Close.html |title=House Prices in Harry Daniels Close, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 |website=www.rightmove.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref>
*Ethel Gooch (1887–1953), wife of Edwin Gooch, was the town's first woman councillor and the first woman to chair Wymondham Urban District Council.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk/?p=wymondhams.first.lady|title=Wymondhams First Lady |website=www.wymondhamheritagemuseum.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-17}}</ref> Roads in the town are named after her and her husband.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/NR18/Ethel-Gooch-Road.html |title=House Prices in Ethel Gooch Road, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 |website=www.rightmove.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rightmove.co.uk/house-prices/NR18/Edwin-Close.html |title=House Prices in Edwin Close, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 |website=www.rightmove.co.uk |access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref>
*[[W. G. Sebald]] (1944–2001), German-born writer and academic, lived in the town.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/dec/17/guardianobituaries.books1 |title=Obituary: WG Sebald |last=Homberger |first=Eric |date=2001-12-17 |work=The Guardian |access-date=2019-10-20 |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> 
*[[George Szirtes]] (born 1948), a Hungarian-born poet and translator, lives in the town.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dissmercury.co.uk/news/international-poet-george-szirtes-speaks-out-about-violence-on-the-corner-in-wymondham-1-5111435 |title=International poet George Szirtes speaks out about 'violence on the corner' in Wymondham |last=Papworth |first=Andrew |website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |date=18 July 2017 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wymondhamandattleboroughmercury.co.uk/news/from-concentration-camps-to-david-bowie-as-a-cleaner-in-szirtes-book-1-6001679 |title=From death camps to David Bowie |last=Mantell |first=Rowan |website=Wymondham and Attleborough Mercury |date=17 April 2019 |language=en |access-date=2019-10-20}}</ref>
*[[Adam Buxton]] (born 1969), a comedian and actor, has lived in Wymondham since 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Betts |first=Marc |title=The Wymondham man running one of the country's most popular podcasts from the Norfolk countryside |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/going-out/adam-buxton-athletico-mince-andy-dawson-wymondham-podcast-no-such-thing-as-a-fish-1-5863106 |access-date=2020-11-07 |website=Eastern Daily Press |date=23 January 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Cultural references==
The [[Murders at Stanfield Hall]] were depicted in the 1948 film [[Blanche Fury]].

The now-closed [[Brief Encounter]]-themed restaurant at [[Wymondham railway station]] featured in [[Mark Greenstreet]]'s 1996 comedy film ''Caught in the Act'', starring Sara Crowe, [[Annette Badland]] and [[Nadia Sawalha]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Caught in the Act |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112647/ |access-date=2019-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Greenstreet |first=Mark |title=Caught In The Act |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Caught-Act-Sara-Crowe/dp/B000NLOBJM |publisher=Midsummer Films |access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref>

The eighth in [[C. J. Sansom]]'s [[Shardlake series]] of novels, [[Tombland]] (2018), has the protagonist embroiled in [[Kett's Rebellion]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Tombland |last=Sansom |first=C. J. |publisher=Macmillan |year=2018 |isbn=9781447284482}}</ref>

==References==
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