Litcham

Litcham
All Saints church, Litcham
Litcham is located in Norfolk
Litcham
Litcham
Location within Norfolk
Area7.89 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population618 (2011 census)[1]
• Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF886177
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE32
Dialling code01328
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://litcham.org/
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°43′27″N 0°47′29″E / 52.72415°N 0.79142°E / 52.72415; 0.79142

Litcham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 10 km (6.2 mi) north-east of the town of Swaffham and 40 km (25 mi) west of the city of Norwich.[2] The village is located on the B1145[3] a route which runs between King's Lynn and Mundesley.

The civil parish has an area of 7.89 km2 (3.05 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 592 in 257 households at the time of the 2001 census,[4] increasing to a population of 618 in 217 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.

Litcham is in the Launditch hundred[5] of the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It is almost equidistant from three major market towns: East Dereham, Fakenham and Swaffham.

The Bull Inn is a 17th-century coaching inn with parts dating back to the 14th century. It is the one surviving of many pubs once serving the village.

The village has all the necessary amenities such as a post office, butchers, church, Methodist chapel, bus garage, fish and chip shop and health centre.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. ^ [Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 238 - East Dereham & Aylsham. ISBN 0-319-21869-4]
  3. ^ County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, page 230 ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5
  4. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  5. ^ Launditch hundred