East Rudham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi) and had a population of 525 in 240 households at the 2001 census,[1] including Broomsthorpe and increasing to 541 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
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Area | 17.94 km2 (6.93 sq mi) |
Population | 541 (2011) |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF826280 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KING'S LYNN |
Postcode district | PE31 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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The village straddles the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. East Rudham railway station was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line between King's Lynn and Melton Constable; it opened in 1880 and closed in 1959.
The villages name means 'Rudda's homestead/village' or 'Rudda's hemmed-in land'.[3]
There is evidence of occupation during the Middle Ages.[4]
In 2016 and 2016 archaeological test pits were dug.[5] The report was published in 2019.[6]
East Rudham is part of the electoral ward of Rudham. The population of this ward at this 2011 census was 2,128.[7]
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