Great Dunham

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.

Great Dunham

St Andrew's Church, 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

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Great Denham used to have a smock mill[6] which was superseded by a tower mill,[7] now derelict.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