Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.8167°N 0.7°W |
Os Grid Reference: | TF820277 |
Official Name: | West Rudham |
Population: | 288 |
Population Ref: | (2011) |
Area Total Km2: | 11.81 |
Static Image: | UK WestRudham.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | Signpost in West Rudham |
Region: | East of England |
Civil Parish: | West Rudham |
Postcode District: | PE31 |
Postcode Area: | PE |
Post Town: | KING'S LYNN |
West Rudham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village straddles the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. It covers an area of 11.81km2 and had a population of 213 in 97 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population including Houghton and increasing to 288 at the 2011 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
West Rudham also includes the village of Pockthorpe.[3]
The villages name means 'Rudda's homestead/village' or 'Rudda's hemmed-in land'.[4] There is evidence of occupation during the Middle Ages.[5] In 2016, archaeological test pits were dug.[6] The report was published in 2019.[7]