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.
The village's name means 'Hill homestead/village.'
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Great Denham used to have a smock mill[6] which was superseded by a tower mill,[7] now derelict.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.
Great Dunham has a single primary school.
References
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Breckland Yearbook 2007/2008". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008.
- ^ "greatdunham". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk.
- ^ "Benefice of Great Dunham". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ^ "Norfolk Mills - Gt Dunham smock windmill". www.norfolkmills.co.uk.
- ^ "Norfolk Mills - Gt Dunham tower windmill". www.norfolkmills.co.uk.
External links
Media related to Great Dunham at Wikimedia Commons
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