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_St_Andrew%27s_Church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_68980.jpg) St Andrew's Church, Great Dunham | |
  Great Dunham Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 8.18 km2 (3.16 sq mi) |
| Population | 325 (2001 census[1]) 344 (2011)[2] |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF8732514650 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kings Lynn |
| Postcode district | PE32 |
| Dialling code | 01760 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
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Great Denham used to have a smock mill[6] which was superseded by a tower mill,[7] now derelict.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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Great Dunham.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Breckland Yearbook 2007/2008". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008.
- ^ "greatdunham". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk.
- ^ Benefice of Great Dunham
- ^ "Norfolk Mills - Gt Dunham smock windmill". www.norfolkmills.co.uk.
- ^ "Norfolk Mills - Gt Dunham tower windmill". www.norfolkmills.co.uk.