| North Pickenham | |
|---|---|
 St Andrew's church | |
  North Pickenham Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 10.15 km2 (3.92 sq mi) |
| Population | 472 UK census 2011[1] |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF8646606864 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWAFFHAM |
| Postcode district | PE37 |
| Dialling code | 01760 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
North Pickenham is a village in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England. It lies three miles from the Georgian market town of Swaffham.
At the 2001 census it had a population of 500 and an area of 1,015 hectares (3.92 square miles)[2] reducing to 472 at the 2011 Census. Norfolk (pop. 832,400) has about one-thirtieth of the population density of Central London, the tenth lowest density county in the country, with 38% of the county's population living in the three major urban areas of Norwich (194,200), Great Yarmouth (66,400) and King's Lynn (40,700).[3]
The River Wissey cuts through the village at Houghton Lane bridge,[4] following the course of Meadow Lane, close to the river's source at Bradenham. Its sister village South Pickenham is two miles away through pretty, narrow country lanes.
North Pickenham has a Parish Council Tax (Band D).[5]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001) Retrieved 20 June 2009,
- ^ Norfolk Government Statistics [permanent dead link]
- ^ River Wissey at Houghton Lane 52°37'35.18"N 0°45'19.63"E
- ^ Breckland Yearbook Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine