Yaxham

Yaxham

Yaxham St. Peter
Yaxham
 Yaxham shown within Norfolk
Area  6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population 677 (2001 census[1])
   – density  102/km2 (260/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG005105
Civil parishYaxham
DistrictBreckland
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DEREHAM
Postcode district NR19
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
Websitehttp://www.yaxham-village.co.uk/index.jsp
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°39′19″N 0°57′56″E / 52.65518°N 0.965425°E / 52.65518; 0.965425

Yaxham is a village and civil parish in centre of the English county of Norfolk. The parish includes the village of Yaxham, together with the neighbouring community of Clint Green. Together, they lay some 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Dereham and 20 miles (32 km) west of Norwich.[2]

The civil parish has an area of 6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 677 in 290 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.[1]

Yaxham Mill is the local pub. There are several other holiday cottages for rent in and around the village as well as a range of small businesses, covering Complementary Therapies, IT, Photography, Podiatry, Public Relations and Social Housing.

"Yaxham St. Peter" is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. There is an Evangelical Congregational church in Clint Green. The Village is home to Yaxham CE VA Primary School.

Yaxham railway station in the village is on the Mid-Norfolk Railway, a heritage railway running between the historic market towns of Wymondham and Dereham. The Yaxham Light Railway can also be found adjacent to the railway station.

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Notes

  1. 1 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.
  2. ↑ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 238 - East Dereham & Aylsham. ISBN 0-319-21869-4.

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