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West Rudham

Coordinates: 52°49′00″N 0°42′00″E / 52.8167°N 0.7°E / 52.8167; 0.7
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West Rudham
Signpost in West Rudham
West Rudham is located in Norfolk
West Rudham
West Rudham
Location within Norfolk
Area11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Population288 (2011)
• Density24/km2 (62/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF820277
Civil parish
  • West Rudham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE31
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°49′00″N 0°42′00″E / 52.8167°N 0.7°E / 52.8167; 0.7

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.

West Rudham also includes the village of Pockthorpe.[3]

History

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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]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes". Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ^ "East and West Rudham - Village in King's Lynn - North Norfolk". www.visitnorthnorfolk.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Key to English Place-names". Key to English Place-names. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Mediaeval Archaeology" (PDF). www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  6. ^ "East and West Rudham". www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  7. ^ "East and West Rudham" (PDF). www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
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