Fransham
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Fransham is situated in the Breckland
District of Norfolk
and covers an area of 12.14 km² (4.7 sq mi), consisting the villages of Great
and Little Fransham, has an estimated population of 430 as of 2007. It lies 6 miles east from Swaffham
and 6.5 miles west of Dereham
.
The local pub in Little Fransham, the Canary and Linnet, is just off the A47. Great Fransham had a public house called Chequers which is now a private dwelling.
Great Fransham is served by All Saints church and Little Fransham by St.Marys both in the Benefice of Great Dunham .
There is a commercially working forge with public demonstrations available.
The unusual Fransham Obelisk raised in the memory of Lord Nelson is actually just in Little Dunham
.
Breckland (district)
Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in East Dereham.Breckland District derives its name from the Breckland landscape region, a gorse covered sandy heath of south Norfolk and north Suffolk...
District of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
and covers an area of 12.14 km² (4.7 sq mi), consisting the villages of Great
Great Fransham
Great Fransham is a village in Norfolk roughly about an equal distance between Swaffham and Dereham. There is also a Little Fransham; the two villages, both a part of the civil parish of Fransham, were once served by Fransham railway station....
and Little Fransham, has an estimated population of 430 as of 2007. It lies 6 miles east from Swaffham
Swaffham
Swaffham is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The town is situated east of King's Lynn and west of Norwich.The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 6,935 in 3,130 households...
and 6.5 miles west of Dereham
Dereham
Dereham, also known as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road, some 15 miles west of the city of Norwich and 25 miles east of King's Lynn. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of...
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The local pub in Little Fransham, the Canary and Linnet, is just off the A47. Great Fransham had a public house called Chequers which is now a private dwelling.
Great Fransham is served by All Saints church and Little Fransham by St.Marys both in the Benefice of Great Dunham .
There is a commercially working forge with public demonstrations available.
The unusual Fransham Obelisk raised in the memory of Lord Nelson is actually just in Little Dunham
Little Dunham
Little Dunham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 749 hectares with a population of 309 as of the 2001 census...
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