East Rudham
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| East Rudham | |
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 Signpost in East Rudham | |
  East Rudham Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi) |
| Population | 541 (2011) |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF826280 |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE31 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
East Rudham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi) and had a population of 525 in 240 households at the 2001 census,[1] including Broomsthorpe and increasing to 541 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
The village straddles the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. East Rudham railway station was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line between King's Lynn and Melton Constable; it opened in 1880 and closed in 1959.
History
The villages name means 'Rudda's homestead/village' or 'Rudda's hemmed-in land'.[3]
There is evidence of occupation during the Middle Ages.[4]
In 2016 and 2016 archaeological test pits were dug.[5] The report was published in 2019.[6]
Governance
East Rudham is part of the electoral ward of Rudham. The population of this ward at this 2011 census was 2,128.[7]
Notes
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Rudham%20East%20and%20West
- ^ "Mediaeval Archaeology" (PDF). www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "East and West Rudham". www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "East and West Rudham" (PDF). www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Rudham ward population 2011". Retrieved 27 August 2015.
External links
Media related to East Rudham at Wikimedia Commons
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