[2] It is home to Banham Zoo, a private collection open to the public for more than 40 years, which houses over 2000 animals.

As a result of the investigation into the schools, which were for children with special needs and ostensibly specialised in Emotional and Behavioural Disorders, the proprietor of each and former head teacher, George Robson, received a two-year suspended prison sentence.

Most of the charges related to The Old Rectory School, although some children from Banham Marshalls College had made complaints, some of which resulted in the conviction of David Clarke.

[9] Robert Wilson, a teacher and later principal, was likewise convicted of acts of cruelty involving vulnerable children, but was cleared on appeal on the basis that the judge had made an error in his summing-up.

[12] Banham's War Memorial is located on the Village Green and holds the names of forty eight of the fallen and it was unveiled in 1920 by the Earl of Albemarle, then Honorary Colonel of the 4th Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment.