AYLSHAM, a market-town of England, county of Norfolk, hundred of South Erpingham, 118 miles N.N.E. of London. It stands on the River Bure, which is here navigable for boats of 13 tons. It was formerly celebrated for its linen manufacture, and more recently for its hosiery; but both these have declined, and the inhabitants are now chiefly engaged in agriculture. Pop. in 1851, 2184.