West Rudham | |
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![]() Signpost in West Rudham | |
Location within
Norfolk | |
Area | 11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi) |
Population | 288 (2011) |
• Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF820277 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KING'S LYNN |
Postcode district | PE31 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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 11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi) 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.
The villages name means 'Rudda's homestead/village' or 'Rudda's hemmed-in land'. [3] There is evidence of occupation during the Middle Ages. [4] In 2016, archaeological test pits were dug. [5] The report was published in 2019. [6]
Media related to
West Rudham at Wikimedia Commons