Yaxham is a village and civil parish in centre of the English county of Norfolk. The parish includes the village of Yaxham, together with the neighbouring community of Clint Green and the hamlet of Brakefield Green. Together, they lie some 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Dereham and 20 miles (32 km) west of Norwich.[3]
The villages name origin is uncertain. 'Cuckoo homestead/village' or 'Geac's homestead/village'.[4]
The civil parish has an area of 6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 677 in 290 households, the population increasing to 722 in 340 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.[1]
Yaxham Mill which includes the original windmill tower dating from 1860 is now a successful bed and breakfast business with a popular Indian Restaurant called Rani’s also on the site. There are several other holiday cottages for rent in and around the village as well as a range of small businesses, covering Complementary Therapies, IT, Photography, Podiatry, Public Relations and Social Housing.
St Peter's Church is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. There is an Evangelical Congregational church in Clint Green. The village is home to Yaxham CE VA Primary School.
^ abCensus population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes [dead link]. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^"Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
^Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 238 - East Dereham & Aylsham. ISBN0-319-21869-4.
St Peter's on the European Round Tower Churches website
Yaxham Heritage Initiative
Yaxham Indian Restaurant
January 01, 1970
yaxham, village, civil, parish, centre, english, county, norfolk, parish, includes, village, together, with, neighbouring, community, clint, green, hamlet, brakefield, green, together, they, some, miles, south, dereham, miles, west, norwich, peterlocation, wit. Yaxham is a village and civil parish in centre of the English county of Norfolk The parish includes the village of Yaxham together with the neighbouring community of Clint Green and the hamlet of Brakefield Green Together they lie some 2 miles 3 2 km south of Dereham and 20 miles 32 km west of Norwich 3 YaxhamYaxham St PeterYaxhamLocation within NorfolkArea6 64 km2 2 56 sq mi Population677 2001 census 1 722 2011 2 Density102 km2 260 sq mi OS grid referenceTG005105Civil parishYaxhamDistrictBrecklandShire countyNorfolkRegionEastCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townDEREHAMPostcode districtNR19Dialling code01362PoliceNorfolkFireNorfolkAmbulanceEast of EnglandWebsitehttp www yaxham village co uk index jspList of places UK England Norfolk 52 39 19 N 0 57 56 E 52 65518 N 0 965425 E 52 65518 0 965425 The villages name origin is uncertain Cuckoo homestead village or Geac s homestead village 4 The civil parish has an area of 6 64 km2 2 56 sq mi and in the 2001 census had a population of 677 in 290 households the population increasing to 722 in 340 households at the 2011 Census For the purposes of local government the parish falls within the district of Breckland 1 Yaxham Mill which includes the original windmill tower dating from 1860 is now a successful bed and breakfast business with a popular Indian Restaurant called Rani s also on the site There are several other holiday cottages for rent in and around the village as well as a range of small businesses covering Complementary Therapies IT Photography Podiatry Public Relations and Social Housing St Peter s Church is one of 124 existing round tower churches in Norfolk There is an Evangelical Congregational church in Clint Green The village is home to Yaxham CE VA Primary School Yaxham railway station in the village is on the Mid Norfolk Railway a heritage railway running between the historic market towns of Wymondham and Dereham The Yaxham Light Railway can also be found adjacent to the railway station Contents 1 Notable people 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External linksNotable people editJohn Johnson Rector of Yaxham 1800 to 1833See also editHMS Yaxham a Ham class minesweeperNotes edit a b Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes dead link Office for National Statistics amp Norfolk County Council 2001 Retrieved 20 June 2009 Civil Parish population 2011 Neighbourhood Statistics Office for National Statistics Retrieved 15 August 2016 Ordnance Survey 1999 OS Explorer Map 238 East Dereham amp Aylsham ISBN 0 319 21869 4 Key to English Place names External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yaxham Map sources for Yaxham Map sources for Clint Green Yaxham Village Website Information from Genuki Norfolk on Yaxham St Peter s on the European Round Tower Churches website Yaxham Heritage Initiative Yaxham Indian Restaurant Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yaxham amp oldid 1218202783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
