Bradenham, Norfolk
| Bradenham | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, now redundant | |
  Bradenham Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 16.55 km2 (6.39 sq mi) |
| Population | 700 (2011)[1] |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF 9208 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Thetford |
| Postcode district | IP25 |
| Dialling code | 01362/01760 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Bradenham is a village and civil parish, a conglomeration of East and West Bradenham, in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of the town of Dereham and 19 miles (31 km) west of the city of Norwich.[2]
Geography
[edit]The civil parish has an area of 16.55 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 722 in 301 households,[3] the population decreasing to 700 in 293 households at the 2011 Census.
For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the Breckland district.[4][5]
The River Wissey rises in Bradenham and flows to the west whilst the River Yare rises to the east of Bradenham and flows to the east.
History
[edit]Bradenham derives from the Anglo-Saxon for a broad (meaning large) hamlet.[6]
Bradenham is home to St. Mary's Church, a Grade I listed building dating back to the fourteenth century.
Bradenham Hall was home to the Haggard family for many years and the birthplace of the writer Sir Henry Rider Haggard.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 237 – Norwich. ISBN 0-319-21868-6.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics and Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ Visit Breckland Archived 13 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Office for National Statistics and Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Buckinghamshire/Bradenham
- ^ Burke, B. (1925). (14th ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Henry Colborn, pp. 804-806.
External links
[edit]
- Map sources for Bradenham, Norfolk
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on East Bradenham and West Bradenham.
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