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Saham Toney is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is North of Thetford, west of Norwich and north-east of London. The village lies west of the town of Attleborough.The nearest railway station is at Attleborough for the Breckland Line which runs between Cambridge and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The civil parish has an area of and in 2001 had a population of 1565 in 680 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland. ==History== There is evidence that Saham Toney was close to a significant Romano-British settlement. The Peddars Way footpath, partly using remaining Roman roads, passes close to the village. The village derives part of its name 〔The King’s England, Norfolk, by Arthur Mee, Page 264 ISBN 0-340-15061-0〕 from the mere that is in the parish. The mere is well stocked with fish especially eels of two species, one noted for their delicious, and the other for their nauseous flavour, also one is of a peculiar shape. There are also large pike in the mere. The mere which is privately owned, is thought to be as old as the last Ice Age. The Toney part of the name comes from Roger de Toni, William the Conqueror’s standard bearer, and lord of the manor who added his name to the Saxon Saham which means town of the lake. The Mere is dangerous and access is by special permission of the owner only. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Saham Toney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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