Parham, Suffolk
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 Parham, Church of St Mary |
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| Population | 263 (2011) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Woodbridge |
| Postcode district | IP13 9 |
| Police | Suffolk |
| Fire | Suffolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Parham is a village and civil parish in the Suffolk Coastal district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located seven miles north of Woodbridge, in 2005 it had a population of 300, reducing to 263 at the 2011 Census, according to the 2011 census, there were 129 males and 134 females living at this time.
The flint-built parish church of St Mary, though restored in 1886, dates from the late 14th Century and was likely built for William de Ufford. The Rood screen is from the 15th Century. The aviator Ray Hanna is buried in the churchyard. Parham is located on the B1116.
Parham Airfield Museum is located nearby. Parham railway station, on the Framlingham Branch, was shut to passenger traffic in November 1952.
Between 1870 - 1872 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer visited Parham and wrote the following as an entry for the parish.
PARHAM, a village and a parish in Plomesgate district, Suffolk. The village stands on the river Ore, adjacent to the Framlingham branch of the East Suffolk railway, 2¼ miles S S E of Framlingham; and has a station on the railway, and a post-office under Wickham-Market. The parish comprises 2, 212 acres.
The occupational structure (1881) of Parham was very agricultural based although there are a lot of unspecified or unknown, there were 77 males and 3 females working in farming and agriculture in 1881 There was 1 male who was employed in the armed forces as seen in the occupational structure graph below. There were 2 males employed in the conveyance of goods, men and messages, these people worked as railway officials or servants. There were 2 female dominated positions in the village in 1881; these were Domestic Offices or Services, in which 1 male and 19 females worked, and Education and religion in which 1 male and 15 females were employed.
The occupation of the population of Parham in 2001 was very different to the occupational structure in 1881. The total amount of the population in Parham that was in employment in 2001 aged 16–71 was 132, the breakdown of this shows that 17 people from Parham worked in agriculture, relating to hunting and forestry. this works out to be around 12% of the working population. There was 11 people working in manufacturing, 3 people from Parham were in employment by electricity, gas and water supply, 15 people worked in construction, 17 people who lived in Parham worked as a wholesaler or retail trade, and the repair of motor vehicles, 6 people worked in Hotels or catering, 8 people, worked in transport storage and communication. 3 people worked in financial intermediation, 16 people worked in real estate 7 people worked in public administration. 10 people were in full-time education, 12 were employed into health and social work and finally, 7 people were employed as "other". The 2011 census also asked for peoples industries and occupation, there were more people working in Parham in 2011, rising to 137 from 132,. The breakdown shows that 7 people worked in agriculture, forestry and fishing, with 1 person working in mining and quarrying, and 12 people working in various manufacturing jobs. 1 person worked in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation services, 6 people worked in construction, and 22 people or 16% of the working population worked in wholesale and retail trade, this includes the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. 3 people work in transport and storage, whilst 7 people worked in accommodation and food service activities. 8 people worked in information and communication and 2 people worked in financial and insurance activities, with 1 person working in real estate. 13 people worked in professional scientific and technical activities. 8 people were employed in administrative and support service activities, and 8 people were also employed in public administration and defence. 16 people were working in education. 19 people worked in human health and social work. whilst 2 people worked in Arts, entertainment and recreation, with 1 person working in activities of households as employers, producing activities of households for own use.
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