Aylsham is a historical market community and also civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, virtually 9 mi (14 km) north of Norwich. The river rises near Melton Constable, 11 miles (18 km) upstream from Aylsham and continues to Great Yarmouth and the North Sea, although it was only made accessible after 1779, enabling grain, coal and also wood to be brought up river. The community is close to big estates as well as grand country houses at Blickling, Felbrigg, Mannington as well as Wolterton, which are essential vacationer destinations. The civil parish has a location of 4,329 acres (17.52 km2) as well as in the 2001 census had a population of 5,504 in 2448 families, minimizing to a population of 3,999 in 1,591 homes at the 2011 Census. For the functions of local government, the parish drops within the area of Broadland.