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Bridgham

Village in Norfolk, England

Village in Norfolk, England

FieldValue
countryEngland
coordinates
official_nameBridgham
population373
population_ref(2021)
area_total_km211.06
shire_districtBreckland
shire_countyNorfolk
regionEast of England
constituency_westminsterSouth West Norfolk
post_townNORWICH
postcode_districtNR16
postcode_areaNR
dial_code01953
os_grid_referenceTL9585
static_imageBridgham Church - geograph.org.uk - 337519.jpg
static_image_captionChurch of St. Mary the Virgin, Bridgham

Bridgham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is around 6 mi north-east of Thetford and 22 mi south-west of Norwich. The River Thet runs through the parish.

Bridgham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and in the Domesday Book it is recorded as a settlement of 11 households in the hundred of Shropham. The village was part of the estates of St. Etheldreda's Abbey in Ely. At the 2021 census, Bridgham has a population of 373 people which shows a slight increase from the 335 people recorded in the 2011 census.

Church of St. Mary

Bridgham's parish church is dedicated to Saint Mary and dates from the 14th century. The building is Grade II listed. It has a carved chalk font as well as stained-glass designed by A. L. Moore in 1900.

References

References

  1. "Key to English Place-names".
  2. "Bridgham {{!}} Domesday Book".
  3. "Bridgham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  4. "CHURCH OF ST MARY, Bridgham - 1076909 {{!}} Historic England".
  5. "Norfolk Churches".
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