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Great Dunham
St Andrew's Church, Great Dunham
Great Dunham is located in Norfolk
Great Dunham
Great Dunham
Location within Norfolk
Area8.18 km2 (3.16 sq mi)
Population325 (2001 census[1])
344 (2011)[2]
• Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF8732514650
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKings Lynn
Postcode districtPE32
Dialling code01760
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°41′50″N 0°46′15″E / 52.697115°N 0.770711°E / 52.697115; 0.770711

Great Dunham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 818 hectares (3.16 square miles) with an estimated population of 325,[3] including Kempstone and increasing to a measured population of 344 at the 2011 Census. The village lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of its sister village Little Dunham and 7 miles (11 km) by road north east from Swaffham.

It is served by St.Andrews church[4] in the Benefice of Great Dunham.[5]

Great Denham used to have a smock mill[6] which was superseded by a tower mill,[7] now derelict.

There was once a Dunham railway station serving the two sister settlements. It is now closed.

References

  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes[permanent dead link]. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ Breckland Yearbook 2007/2008 Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Norfolk churches
  5. ^ Benefice of Great Dunham
  6. ^ Smock mill
  7. ^ Tower mill