Grade I listed building. A church was standing in Taverham in 1086 when it was listed in the Domesday survey. History The villages name means 'Red homestead/village', perhaps referring to some decoration or a place where pigment was made. The exact location of the meeting-place of the Taverham hundred is unknown. The first recorded mention of Taverham is thought to have been made in the time of Edward the Confessor. It also appears in the Domesday Book. A school existed in Taverham very early on, from at least the 13th century. In the 19th century Taverham was a major producer of paper. Some of the paper which was produced at Taverham Mill was used in producing The Times, Bank of England banknotes and the Oxford English Dictionary. It also served the University Press at Cambridge. In 1830 the paper mill, the property of the Ansted family and under the management of John Burgess, husband of Elizabeth Ansted, was attacked during the Swing Riots; a gardener, Robert West, was transported to Australia for his part in the riot. The mill closed in 1899. On 5 October 1944, a V-2 rocket exploded in woods near Taverham. Local government representation Taverham is part of Broadland District and is represented on Broadland District Council by four councillors covering two electoral wards. Taverham South Ward covers everything south of the Fakenham Road except Cypress Close and Highland Road. Taverham North Ward includes much of Thorpe Marriott, all of the parts of Taverham that are on the Fakenham Road and north of it, plus Highland Road and Cypress Close. Taverham also has a county councillor representing the Taverham electoral division. This includes all of the Parish of Taverham. Notable residents As well as St. Walstan, the successful singer and songwriter Cathy Dennis, and the tennis player and BBC commentator Chris Bailey all lived in Taverham. Mel Clarke, paralympic archer hails from Taverham. She has won Silver and Bronze Paralympic medals and Bronze in world championships. Also Christ is said to have been buried under the church. References http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Taverham External links Taverham Brass Band St Edmund's Church, Taverham Taverham Evangelical Church (TEC) St Edmund's on the European Round Tower Churches website Norfolk Mills - Taverham Broadland Villages in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk