Fransham

Fransham is a civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk; it covers an area of 12.14 km2 (4.7 sq mi), and includes the villages of Great and Little Fransham and the hamlet of Crane's End. Fransham has an estimated population of 430 as of 2007.[3] It lies 6 miles (9.7 km) east from Swaffham and 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) west from Dereham.

The Canary and Linnet public house

Fransham
Fransham is located in Norfolk
Fransham
Fransham
Location within Norfolk
Area12.14 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Population426 (2001 census[1])
433 (2011)[2]
• Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF9053312872
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDEREHAM
Postcode districtNR19
Dialling code01362
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

The local pub in Little Fransham, the Canary and Linnet is just off the A47. Its name derives from the fact that the village is halfway between Norwich and King's Lynn ('Canaries' and 'Linnets' being the respective nicknames of Norwich City and King's Lynn Town football clubs). Great Fransham had a public house called Chequers which is now a private dwelling.

Great Fransham is served by All Saints church[4] and Little Fransham by St.Marys[5] both in the Benefice of Great Dunham.[6]

There is a commercially working forge with public demonstrations available.

References
  1. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. Breckland Yearbook Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Norfolk churches
  5. Norfolk churches
  6. Benefice of Great Dunham

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