Editing Dilham

{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.76815|1.45618|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference = TG332245
| official_name = Dilham
| population = 331
| population_ref = (2021 census)
| area_total_km2 = 6.54
| static_image_name = Dilham St Nicholas.jpg
| static_image_caption = St. Nicholas' Church
| shire_district = [[North Norfolk]]
| shire_county = [[Norfolk]]
| region = East of England
| civil_parish = Dilham
| constituency_westminster = [[North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North Norfolk]]
| postcode_district = NR28
| postcode_area = NR
| post_town = NORTH WALSHAM
| dial_code = 01692
| london_distance = 110 miles
}}

'''Dilham''' is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] county of [[Norfolk]].

The village is located {{Convert|4.3|mi|km}} south-east of [[North Walsham]] and {{Convert|12|mi|km}} north-east of [[Norwich]], along the course of the [[River Ant]].

==History==
Dilham's name is of [[Anglo-Saxon]] origin, and derives from the [[Old English]] for a farmstead or homestead with an abundance of [[dill]].<ref> {{Cite web |title=Key to English Place-names |url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Dilham |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=kepn.nottingham.ac.uk}} </ref>

In the [[Domesday Book]] of 1086, Dilham is listed as a settlement of 23 households in the [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of [[Tunstead, Norfolk|Tunstead]]. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of [[Alan Rufus|Alan of Brittany]], [[Robert Malet]], [[Roger Bigod of Norfolk|Roger Bigod]] and [[St Benet's Abbey]].<ref> {{Cite web |title=Dilham {{!}} Domesday Book |url=https://opendomesday.org/place/TG3325/dilham/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=opendomesday.org}} </ref>

Nearby [[Dilham Castle]] was built in the fifteenth century as a fortified manor house for Sir Henry Inglose; all that remains of the castle is the [[listed building|Grade II listed]] tower currently attached to Hall Farm.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TOWER AT DILHAM HALL, Dilham - 1049158 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1049158?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Medieval tower and wall at Dilham Hall, Dilham - 1017668 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1017668?section=official-list-entry |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}}</ref>

During the [[Second World War]], the [[North Walsham and Dilham Canal]] was designated as a line of defence against a possible [[Nazi Germany|German]] invasion which meant that bunkers, barbed wire and mortar-emplacements were built in the parish.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MNF17022 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer |url=https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF17022 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=MNF32559 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer |url=https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF32559 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]], Dilham has a population of 331 people which shows a small increase from the 319 people recorded in the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dilham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/admin/north_norfolk/E04006406__dilham/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref>

Dilham marks the limit of Broads navigation for larger boats, but smaller boats can continue on the [[North Walsham and Dilham Canal]] until [[Honing, Norfolk|Honing]].

==St. Nicholas' Church==
Dilham's parish church is dedicated to [[Saint Nicholas]] and was re-built in the 1930s. St. Nicholas' is located outside of the village on Church Road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Norfolk Churches Site |url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/dilham/dilham.htm |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.norfolkchurches.co.uk}}</ref>

== Governance ==
Dilham is part of the [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|electoral ward]] of Hoveton & Tunstead for local elections and is part of the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[North Norfolk]].

The village's national constituency is [[North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North Norfolk]], which has been represented by the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]] [[Steff Aquarone|Steff Aquarone MP]] since 2024.

==War Memorial==
Dilham's war memorials are two marble plaques inside St. Nicholas' Church. The memorials list the following names for the [[First World War]]:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Dilham |url=https://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Dilham.html |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.roll-of-honour.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Geograph:: Denton to Dunton cum Doughton :: War Memorials in Norfolk |url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/War-Memorials-in-Norfolk/6#denton-to-dunton-cum-doughton |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.geograph.org.uk}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Rank
!Name
!Unit
!Date of Death
!Burial/Commemoration
|-
|Lt.
|William J. Faulke
|9th Bn., [[Norfolk Regiment]]
|21 Mar. 1918
|[[Arras Memorial]]
|-
|LCpl.
|Harold Fiske
|2nd Bn., [[Essex Regiment]]
|15 Jul. 1918
|[[Niederzwehren|Niederzwehren Cemetery]]
|-
|Pte.
|Frederick W. Durrant
|7th Bn., [[Border Regiment]]
|20 Nov. 1917
|[[Tyne Cot]]
|-
|Pte.
|Arthur Morter
|1st Bn., [[Essex Regiment]]
|13 Aug. 1915
|[[Helles Memorial]]
|-
|Pte.
|Sidney Morter
|1st Bn., Essex Regt.
|13 Aug. 1915
|[[Helles Memorial]]
|-
|Pte.
|Lawson J. Dewing
|29th Bn., [[Middlesex Regiment]]
|25 Feb. 1919
|St. Nicholas' Churchyard
|}
And, the following for the [[Second World War]]:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Rank
!Name
!Unit
!Date of Death
!Burial
|-
|Bdr.
|Gilbert Hannant
|1st Regt., [[Royal Horse Artillery]]
|29 May 1942
|[[Knightsbridge War Cemetery]]
|-
|Gnr.
|Bertie Mortimer
|72 (Anti-tank) Regt., [[Royal Artillery]]
|4 Jun. 1944
|[[Caserta|Caserta War Cemetery]]
|-
|Pte.
|Basil A. Golder
|4th Bn., [[Royal Norfolk Regiment]]
|13 Feb. 1942
|[[Kranji War Cemetery]]
|-
|Pte.
|Sidney H. Fiske
|6th Bn., Royal Norfolks.
|26 Jan. 1942
|[[Kranji War Memorial]]
|-
|Pte.
|Alexander Simpson
|7th Bn., Royal Norfolks.
|12 Jun. 1940
|[[Le Havre|St. Marie's Cemetery]]
|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Dilham}}

{{Civil Parishes of North Norfolk}}
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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk]]
[[Category:North Norfolk]]