Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.42°N 0.86°W |
Official Name: | Bridgham |
Population: | 335 |
Population Ref: | (2011)[1] |
Area Total Km2: | 11.06 |
Shire District: | Breckland |
Shire County: | Norfolk |
Region: | East of England |
Post Town: | NORWICH |
Postcode District: | NR16 |
Postcode Area: | NR |
Os Grid Reference: | TL9585 |
Static Image: | Bridgham Church - geograph.org.uk - 337519.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | St Mary the Virgin Church, Bridgham |
Bridgham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of 11.06km2 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.
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]