Fordham, Norfolk

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Fordham
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St Mary, Fordham
Fordham is located in Norfolk
Fordham
Fordham
Location within Norfolk
Area8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
Population71 
• Density8/km2 (21/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTL616997
Civil parish
  • Fordham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDOWNHAM MARKET
Postcode districtPE38
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°34′16″N 0°22′59″E / 52.571238°N 0.383148°E / 52.571238; 0.383148Coordinates: 52°34′16″N 0°22′59″E / 52.571238°N 0.383148°E / 52.571238; 0.383148

Fordham is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk between Hilgay and Denver near the town of Downham Market. The parish falls in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk It covers an area of 8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi) and had a population of 71 in 29 households at the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

Fordham lies on the River Wissey. It is also near the Ten Mile (16 km) Bank.

The Church of England parish church, St Mary's, is now redundant and in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.[2] The church is a Grade II* listed building.[3]

History[]

The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book and included 22 households, with nearby Snore (later Snore Hall) including a further 5 households.[4] After the reformation, the Skipwiths were lords of the manors of Fordham and Snore. In 1603, records show there were 41 people worshipping at the local church.[5]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ Newsletter, Friends of Friendless Churches, Autumn 2011, pp. 4–6
  3. ^ Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Fordham (1205531)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 5 December 2011
  4. ^ "Fordham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ^ Blomefield, Francis; Parkin, Charles (1807). An essay towards a topographical history of the county of Norfolk. (Continued from p. 678 [of vol. 3] by C. Parkin).

External links[]

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