Welcome to Martham

Martham is an English civil parish within the district of Great Yarmouth and the county of Norfolk

The Parish Council comprises of eleven Councillors and meets on the third Wednesday of every month, at the Community Centre, Playing Field Lane at 7.30pm. All parishioners are welcome to attend. Martham has always been a large village. Martham has always been a large village. The Saxons settled here about AD600 and gave the village its name, “the ham of the martens”, the home of the polecats. These cream-coloured ferret-like animals were found wild in Broadland marshes until about a century ago. About AD800 Danish colonists settled densely in the Fleggs, giving their names to many villages which end in “by” (Hemsby, Filby, Ormesby, Oby etc.). Martham it would appear was large enough to absorb these newcomers and retain its Saxon name.

Contact Info

01493 749938
07736917769 (Messaging service)
clerk@martham.gov.uk
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Marsham Community Centre,

Playing Field Lane,

Martham,

Great Yarmouth,

NR29 4SP

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News

15 November 2025 - Wellbeing

Martham and District Gardening Club

Events Programme 2026
6 October 2025 - Society

Covid and Flu Vaccinations – Walk in Clinics

Get your Flu & Covid jabs with us!
17 July 2025 - Council Business

Care about Martham? Become a Parish Councillor

Could You Be a Martham Parish Councillor?
16 July 2025 - Society

Wildlife Volunteering

@ Common Road Smee

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