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Great Dunham
Great Dunham
	St Andrew's Church, Great Dunham
	Great Dunham Location within Norfolk
Area	8.18 km2 (3.16 sq mi)
Population	325 (2001 census); 344 (2011)
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF8732514650
District	Breckland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
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	South West Norfolk;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°41′50″N 0°46′15″E / 52.697115°N 0.770711°E

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Great Denham used to have a smock mill^[6] which was superseded by a tower mill,^[7] now derelict.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

^ 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.

[1] Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. 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 from the original on 21 November 2008.

[4] "greatdunham". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk.

[5] Benefice of Great Dunham

[6] "Norfolk Mills - Gt Dunham smock windmill". www.norfolkmills.co.uk.

[7] "Norfolk Mills - Gt Dunham tower windmill". www.norfolkmills.co.uk.

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 '''Great Dunham''' is a village situated in the [[Breckland (district)|Breckland]] District of [[Norfolk]] and covers an area of 818 [[hectares]] (3.16 square miles) with an estimated population of 325,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.breckland.gov.uk/yearbook_parish_information|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121120311/http://www.breckland.gov.uk/yearbook_parish_information|url-status=dead|title=Breckland Yearbook 2007/2008|archivedate=November 21, 2008}}</ref> including [[Kempstone]] and increasing to a measured population of 344 at the 2011 Census.   The village lies {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} north of its sister village [[Little Dunham]] and {{convert|7|mi|km}} by road north east from [[Swaffham]].
-It is served by St.Andrews church<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/greatdunham/greatdunham.htm|title=greatdunham|website=www.norfolkchurches.co.uk}}</ref> in the Benefice of Great Dunham.<ref>[http://www.norwich.anglican.org/church?benefice=175 Benefice of Great Dunham]</ref>
+It is served by St Andrew's church<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/greatdunham/greatdunham.htm|title=greatdunham|website=www.norfolkchurches.co.uk}}</ref> in the [[Benefice]] of Great Dunham.<ref>[http://www.norwich.anglican.org/church?benefice=175 Benefice of Great Dunham]</ref>
 Great Denham used to have a [[smock mill]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/gt-dunham-smockmill.html|title=Norfolk Mills - Gt Dunham smock windmill|website=www.norfolkmills.co.uk}}</ref> which was superseded by a [[tower mill]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/gt-dunham-towermill.html|title=Norfolk Mills - Gt Dunham tower windmill|website=www.norfolkmills.co.uk}}</ref> now derelict.