Buxton Lammas
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Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Broadland
Broadland
Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew, which is a suburb of the City of Norwich.-History:The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of St...
in the English
England
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county of Norfolk. It comprises the villages of Buxton
Buxton, Norfolk
Buxton is a village in Norfolk, located between Norwich and Aylsham. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1085. Buxton is adjacent to the village of Lammas. The two villages are separated by the River Bure at Buxton Mill but are otherwise indistinguishable...
lying to the west of the River Bure
River Bure
The River Bure is a river in the county of Norfolk, England, most of it in The Broads. The Bure rises near Melton Constable, upstream of Aylsham, which was the original head of navigation. Nowadays, the head of navigation is downstream at Coltishall Bridge...
and Lammas
Lammas, Norfolk
Lammas is a village in Broadland, Norfolk, England. Administratively it falls within the civil parish of Buxton with Lammas.-Location:...
on the eastern side of the river. At this point the River Bure
River Bure
The River Bure is a river in the county of Norfolk, England, most of it in The Broads. The Bure rises near Melton Constable, upstream of Aylsham, which was the original head of navigation. Nowadays, the head of navigation is downstream at Coltishall Bridge...
is crossed by the Bure Valley Railway
Bure Valley Railway
The Bure Valley Railway is a minimum gauge heritage railway in Norfolk, within The Broads National Park.The railway runs from Wroxham to Aylsham and is Norfolk's longest railway of less than standard gauge. It uses both steam and diesel locomotives. There are intermediate halts at Brampton,...
on a 105 feet (32 m) long girder bridge. Buxton has a halt on the railway. The former railway station on the Great Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Railway
The Great Eastern Railway was a pre-grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia...
was called Buxton Lammas
Buxton Lammas railway station
Buxton Lammas was a railway station in Buxton with Lammas, Norfolk. It was located near the Bure Valley Railway's present Buxton station.Former Services-References:...
prior to closure of the line.
For local government purposes, the two villages jointly elect Buxton with Lammas Parish Council, and fall within the area covered by Broadland District Council
Broadland
Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew, which is a suburb of the City of Norwich.-History:The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of St...
and Norfolk County Council.
The civil parish had a population of 1,685 as of the 2001 census.
A rather grand white water mill also crosses between Buxton and Lammas.