Attleborough | |
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Attleborough railway station | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 21.9 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
Population | 10,482 (2011 Census) |
• Density | 479/km2 (1,240/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TM049954 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Attleborough |
Postcode district | NR17 |
Dialling code | 01953 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Attleborough Town Council |
Attleborough is a market town and civil parish located on the A11 between Norwich and Thetford in Norfolk, England. The parish is in the district of Breckland and has an area of 21.9 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi).
The 2001 Census recorded the town as having a population of 9,702 distributed between 4,185 households,[1] increasing to a population of 10,482 in 4,481 households in the 2011 Census.[2] 11,232 Population [2021] – Census[3]
Attleborough is in the Mid-Norfolk constituency of the UK Parliament, represented since the 2010 general election by the Conservative MP George Freeman.
Attleborough railway station provides a main line rail service to both Norwich and Cambridge.