Aylsham
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![The Aylsham town sign, typical of many Norfolk village signs, stands at the entrance to the town. It depicts John of Gaunt, Lord of the manor from 1372.](/Images/godic/202412/22/Aylsham_Town_Sign2835.jpg")
![Lychgate at St Michael's church](/Images/godic/202412/22/Lychgate2835.jpg")
Aylsham is a historic market town civil parish on the River Bure in north Norfolk, England, about 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Norwich. The river rises near Melton Constable, 18 kilometres (11 mi) upstream from Aylsham and continues to Great Yarmouth and the North Sea, although it was only made navigable after 1779, allowing grain, coal and timber to be brought up river.