Bridgham
St Mary the Virgin Church, Bridgham
Bridgham is located in Norfolk
Bridgham
Bridgham
Location within Norfolk
Area11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population335 (2011)[1]
• Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL9585
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR16
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

Bridgham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 11.06 km2 (4.27 sq mi) and had a population of 328 in 130 households at the 2001 census,[2] increasing to a population of 335 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

History

Bridgham's name derives from the Old English for a village or farmstead with a bridge.[3]

In the Domesday Book, Bridgham is recorded as consisting of 11 households and being owned by St. Etheldreda's Abbey, Ely.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. ↑ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 09, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Bridgham
  4. ↑ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved November 09, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TL9585/bridgham/

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