Aylsham is a historic market town and also civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, nearly 9 mi (14 kilometres) north of Norwich. The river rises near Melton Constable, 11 miles (18 kilometres) upstream from Aylsham as well as remains to Great Yarmouth as well as the North Sea, although it was only made accessible after 1779, permitting grain, coal and also hardwood to be brought up river. The community is close to huge estates as well as grand country houses at Blickling, Felbrigg, Mannington and Wolterton, which are very important visitor attractions. The civil parish has an area of 4,329 acres (17.52 km2) and also in the 2001 census had a population of 5,504 in 2448 households, decreasing to a population of 3,999 in 1,591 families at the 2011 Census. For the objectives of local government, the church drops within the area of Broadland.