Wymondham

This article is about the town in Norfolk. For the Leicestershire village, see Wymondham, Leicestershire. For other uses, see Wymondham (disambiguation).

Wymondham
Wymondham Market Place in September 2017
Wymondham is located in Norfolk
Wymondham
Wymondham
Location within Norfolk
Area44.31 km2 (17.11 sq mi)
Population17,496 (2021 Census)[1]
• Density395/km2 (1,020/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG1101
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWYMONDHAM
Postcode districtNR18
Dialling code01953
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°34′12″N 1°06′58″E / 52.570°N 1.116°E / 52.570; 1.116

Wymondham (/ˈwɪndəm/ WIN-dəm) is a market town and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It lies on the River Tiffey, 12 miles (19 km) south-west of Norwich and just off the A11 road to London.[2] The parish, one of Norfolk's largest, includes rural areas to the north and south, with hamlets of Suton, Silfield, Spooner Row and Wattlefield.[3] It had a population of 14,405 in 2011,[4] of whom 13,587 lived in the town itself.[5]

  1. ^ "Wymondham". Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ Ordnance survey (GB), OS Explorer. 237, Norwich: Wymondham, Attleborough & Watton, Ordnance survey (GB), ISBN 9780319244302, OCLC 1108335537
  3. ^ "Parish-Summary-Wymondham-(Parish-Summary) – Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wymondham Parish (E04006622)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Wymondham (South Norfolk) Built-up area (E34003864)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 October 2019.