Swaffham

Swaffham
The Buttercross Swaffham market place
Swaffham is located in Norfolk
Swaffham
Swaffham
Location within Norfolk
Area29.6 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Population8,434 (2021)[1]
• Density285/km2 (740/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF815095
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSWAFFHAM
Postcode districtPE37
Dialling code01760
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
WebsiteTown council
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°39′10″N 0°41′03″E / 52.652893°N 0.684285°E / 52.652893; 0.684285

Swaffham (/ˈswɒfəm/) is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland District and English county of Norfolk. It is situated 12 miles (19 kilometres) east of King's Lynn and 31 miles (50 kilometres) west of Norwich.

The civil parish has an area of 11.42 sq mi (29.6 km2) and in the 2001 census had a population of 6,935 in 3,130 households, which increased to 7,258, in 3,258 households, at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.[3]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  2. ^ "About Us". Swaffham Town Council. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017.
  3. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.