Great Dunham

Great Dunham
St Andrew's Church, Great Dunham
Great Dunham  Great Dunham shown within Norfolk
Area	8.18 km^2 (3.16 sq mi)
Population	325 (2001 census[1]) 344 (2011)[2]
– density	40/km^2 (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
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk
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Coordinates: 52°41′50″N 0°46′15″E / 52.697115°N 0.770711°E

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Great Denham used to have a smock mill^[6] which was superseded by a tower mill,^[7] now derelict.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. 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
4. Norfolk churches
5. Benefice of Great Dunham
6. Smock mill
7. Tower mill