Pulham Market has the largest population of the three Beckvale parishes and, perhaps in consequence has the greatest range of facilities. It is the only one of the three to have a school, the Pulham VC Primary School, which serves both Pulhams. You'll find a map of the village here.
Other services include a village shop and post office, butchers and a building DIY store together with two pubs, both of which offer food.
In many ways, Pulham Market matches the expectation of the "typical" English village with a picturesque Village Green at its centre surrounded by attractive thatched houses. The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene stands to the south of the Green, behind the thatched Crown public house. The Green is frequently the site of outdoor events, with fetes, car boot sales and an annual carnival being held there.
The Green is one of the reponsibilities of the Parish Council. The Memorial Hall, on the north side of the Green is the meeting place for most of the community organisations.
The Pulham Market Society has published 'Pulham Market - Past & Present', an attractive collection of 18 or so old photographs contrasted with modern ones taken from the same locations. It's an ideal present for anyone with Pulham Market connections. This 40 page book is priced at GBP 5.00 plus postage, as follows:
(in sterling only, please, cheques payable to the Pulham Market Society).
It is available from: Brian Carr Lands Farm, Ducksfoot Road, Bush Green, Pulham Market, Diss, Norfolk IP21 4YD, UK
Descriptions of the village and lists of the principal inhabitants were given in directories published in the nineteenth century. We have included extracts from White's Directory for 1845 and for 1883 (and links to the Pulham Market entry in Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk for 1883). The Norfolk Constabulary web site includes a small gallery of photographs, one of which (number 15) is of officers of the Pulham Market Division, in 1896.
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