Hockham Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.4961°N 0.8762°W
Official Name:Hockham
Population:603
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Area Total Km2:13.36
Region:East of England
Post Town:THETFORD
Postcode District:IP24
Postcode Area:IP
Dial Code:01953
Os Grid Reference:TL9534192573

Hockham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of 13.36km2 and had a population of 620 in 252 households at the2001 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. The district's 2007/08 estimate suggests that the population had risen to 645.[3] At the 2011 Census the population was measured at 603 only in 259 households.

The parish is sometimes referred to as Great Hockham,[4] the main village, though there is evidence that suggests that the village of Little Hockham is now deserted.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 4 August 2016. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/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
  3. Web site: Yearbook 2007/2008 – Parish Information . Breckland District council . 25 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121120311/http://www.breckland.gov.uk/yearbook_parish_information . 21 November 2008 . dmy-all .
  4. Minutes of Breckland District meetings, for example, such as for planning applications.
  5. Web site: Little Hockham. 25 June 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090717002025/http://greathockham.org/little_hockham.aspx. 17 July 2009. dmy-all.

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