Hockham

Hockham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi) and had a population of 620 in 252 households at the 2001 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. The district's 2007/08 estimate suggests that the population had risen to 645.[3] At the 2011 Census the population was measured at 603 only in 259 households.

Hockham
Hockham
Location within Norfolk
Area13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population603 (2011)[1]
• Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL9534192573
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTHETFORD
Postcode districtIP24
Dialling code01953
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

The parish is sometimes referred to as Great Hockham,[4] the main village, though there is evidence that suggests that the village of Little Hockham is now deserted.[5]

Notes
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. "Yearbook 2007/2008 – Parish Information". Breckland District council. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
  4. Minutes of Breckland District meetings, for example, such as for planning applications.
  5. "Little Hockham". Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.

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