The parish of Potter Heigham (pronounced locally as Ham) has a number of features related to the World Wars.

Part of Ludham Airstrip, a now shrunken remnant of a larger World War II airbase, is also built on parish lands, and there were a number of defensive structures around the medieval bridge.

[citation needed] The Museum of The Broads was opened in Potter Heigham in 1996, and moved to its current location at the Poor's Staithe in Stalham in 1999.

[citation needed] Apart from the church of St Nicholas and the medieval bridge, Potter Heigham has a number of buildings of historic or architectural note.

[7] Potter Heigham church is dedicated to St Nicholas, the patron saint of fishermen and children.

The earliest surviving feature is the round tower, which dates from the 12th century and has a 14th-century octagonal extension, one of the best preserved in the country.