Yaxham
Village in Norfolk, England
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::summary Village in Norfolk, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England |
| coordinates | |
| os_grid_reference | TG005105 |
| official_name | Yaxham |
| population | 677 |
| population_ref | (2001 census) |
| 722 (2011) | |
| area_total_km2 | 6.64 |
| static_image_name | Yaxham-g2.jpg |
| static_image_caption | Yaxham St Peter |
| shire_district | Breckland |
| shire_county | Norfolk |
| region | East of England |
| civil_parish | Yaxham |
| postcode_district | NR19 |
| postcode_area | NR |
| post_town | DEREHAM |
| dial_code | 01362 |
| website | http://www.yaxham-village.co.uk/index.jsp |
| :: |
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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 and the hamlet of Brakefield Green. It is 2 mi south of Dereham and 20 mi west of Norwich.
The civil parish has an area of 6.64 km2 and at the 2001 census had a population of 677 in 290 households, the population increasing to 722 in 340 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.
Yaxham Mill, which includes the original tower dating from 1860, has been converted for commercial and residential use.
St Peter's Church 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 market towns of Wymondham and Dereham. Yaxham Light Railway is adjacent to the railway station.
Notable people
- John Johnson, Rector of Yaxham 1800 to 1833
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160809072353/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls 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". Office for National Statistics.
- Ordnance Survey (1999). ''OS Explorer Map 238 - East Dereham & Aylsham''. {{ISBN. 0-319-21869-4.
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