Human settlement in England
| West Rudham | |
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 Signpost in West Rudham | |
  West RudhamLocation within Norfolk | |
| Area | 11.81 km (4.56 sq mi) |
| Population | 288 (2011) |
| • Density | 24/km (62/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF820277 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE31 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| 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 km (4.56 sq mi) and had a population of 213 in 97 households at the 2001 census, the population including Houghton and increasing to 288 at the 2011 census. 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.
History
The villages name means 'Rudda's homestead/village' or 'Rudda's hemmed-in land'. There is evidence of occupation during the Middle Ages. In 2016, archaeological test pits were dug. The report was published in 2019.
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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