Aylsham is a historical market community and also civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, virtually 9 mi (14 kilometres) north of Norwich. The river rises near Melton Constable, 11 miles (18 kilometres) upstream from Aylsham and continues to Great Yarmouth and also the North Sea, although it was just made navigable after 1779, allowing grain, coal and also lumber to be raised river. The town is close to huge estates as well as grand lodge at Blickling, Felbrigg, Mannington and Wolterton, which are essential visitor destinations. The civil parish has an area of 4,329 acres (17.52 km2) and in the 2001 census had a population of 5,504 in 2448 homes, lowering to a population of 3,999 in 1,591 houses at the 2011 Census. For the functions of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.