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Also known as Shipdham, Norfolk

Shipdham is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England, approximately south-south-west of Dereham. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2,145 in 899 households, falling at the 2011 Census to a population of 2,057 in 899 households. It covers an area of . It is also known to be the longest village in Norfolk.

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Place details

Locality
Breckland
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
1,860
Timezone
Europe/London

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UK place.official_name
Shipdham
UK place.civil_parish
Shipdham
UK place.population
2,057
UK place.population_ref
(2011 census)
UK place.area_total_km2
18.69
UK place.country
England
UK place.region
East of England
UK place.os_grid_reference
TF958073
UK place.post_town
THETFORD
UK place.postcode_area
IP
UK place.postcode_district
IP25
UK place.dial_code
01362
UK place.constituency_westminster
Mid Norfolk
UK place.shire_district
Breckland
UK place.shire_county
Norfolk
UK place.static_image
The church of All Saints, Shipdham, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 707482.jpg
UK place.static_image_width
240px
UK place.static_image_caption
All Saints Church, Shipdham

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Wikidata facts

Population
2057
Area
18.69
Image
The church of All Saints, Shipdham, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 707482.jpg
Dialing code
01362
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Commons category
Shipdham
postal code
IP25
OS grid reference
TF958073
P8168
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Shipdham is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England, approximately south-south-west of Dereham. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2,145 in 899 households, falling at the 2011 Census to a population of 2,057 in 899 households. It covers an area of . It is also known to be the longest village in Norfolk.

The villages name means 'flock of sheep homestead/village'.

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