Holme Hale
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Holme Hale is a village situated in the Breckland
District of Norfolk
and covers an area of 1069 hectares (4.13 square miles) with an estimated population of 444 as of UK census 2001. The village lies 1.5 miles south of Necton
and 5.5 miles by road east from Swaffham
.
Holme Hale is served by St.Andrews church in the Benefice
of Necton
.
It once had a railway station
on the line between Swaffham
and Thetford. The station and goods sheds are now private dwellings and form part of the satellite hamlet of Holme Hale Station Road.
Holme Hale Hall opens its gardens for the charitable NGS.
Holme Hale hosts an ADSL broadband enabled telephone exchange serving approx. 1,464 residential premises and 59 non-residential premises.
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 1069 hectares (4.13 square miles) with an estimated population of 444 as of UK census 2001. The village lies 1.5 miles south of Necton
Necton
Necton, commonly called Neeton, is a village situated on a turning off the A47 main road between Swaffham and East Dereham in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk. As at the 2001 census it has a population of 1,865 residents and an area of...
and 5.5 miles by road 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...
.
Holme Hale is served by St.Andrews church in the Benefice
Benefice
A benefice is a reward received in exchange for services rendered and as a retainer for future services. The term is now almost obsolete.-Church of England:...
of Necton
Necton
Necton, commonly called Neeton, is a village situated on a turning off the A47 main road between Swaffham and East Dereham in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk. As at the 2001 census it has a population of 1,865 residents and an area of...
.
It once had a railway station
Holme Hale railway station
Holme Hale railway station was located in Holme Hale, Norfolk near Swaffham. It was on the Great Eastern Railway line between Swaffham and Thetford, and closed in 1964.Former Services-References:...
on the line between 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 Thetford. The station and goods sheds are now private dwellings and form part of the satellite hamlet of Holme Hale Station Road.
Holme Hale Hall opens its gardens for the charitable NGS.
Holme Hale hosts an ADSL broadband enabled telephone exchange serving approx. 1,464 residential premises and 59 non-residential premises.