South Walsham is a village

Village

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 and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk

Norfolk

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. It is adjacent to South Walsham Broad.
It covers an area of 11.43 km² (4.4 sq mi) and had a population of 738 in 303 households as of the 2001 census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district

Non-metropolitan district

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 of Broadland

Broadland

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The village has a Primary School, started in Victorian times and extensively modified since. The school has close links to the Christian Churches in South Walsham and the neighbouring village of Upton.

The St Lawrence Centre for Training and the Arts is a restored church which hosts various music concerts, art exhibitions, craft fairs and charity events.