West Rudham
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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
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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ "East and West Rudham - Village in King's Lynn - North Norfolk". www.visitnorthnorfolk.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names". Key to English Place-names. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Mediaeval Archaeology" (PDF). www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "East and West Rudham". www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "East and West Rudham" (PDF). www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
External links
Media related to West Rudham at Wikimedia Commons
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