Wretham

Wretham
Wretham Wretham shown within Norfolk
Area	32.25 km² (12.45 sq mi)
Population	374 (2011 census)^[1]
– density	12/km² (31/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TL 915 905
Civil parish	Wretham
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THETFORD
Postcode district	IP24
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
Website	http://www.wretham.net/
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Coordinates: 52°28′44″N 0°49′06″E / 52.47882°N 0.81845°E / 52.47882; 0.81845

Wretham is a civil parish and village in the English county of Norfolk. The village, which is also referred to as East Wretham, is situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) north east of the town of Thetford and 25 miles (40 km) south west of the city of Norwich.^[2]

The civil parish, which also includes the villages of Stonebridge and Illington, has an area of 32.25 km² (12.45 sq mi). In the 2001 census it had a population of 366 in 137 households, including Stonebridge and increasing to a population 0f 374 in 141 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.^[3]

The village is located close to the British Army's Stanford Battle Area, and a proportion of the parish lies within the prohibited area of that infantry training area.

The proprietor of the Dog and Partridge local pub has gained publicity for his stance against smoking ban that was introduced into England and Wales in July 2007.^[4]

Notes

↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
↑ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 229 - Thetford in the Brecks. ISBN 0-319-21861-9.
↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
↑ Booker, Christopher (23 September 2007). "Smokers take a stand at the Dog and Partridge". London: Telegraph Newspapers. Retrieved 21 June 2009.

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Civil parishes of Breckland

Ashill Attleborough Banham Bawdeswell Beachamwell Beeston with Bittering Beetley Besthorpe Billingford Bintree Blo' Norton Bradenham Brettenham Bridgham Brisley Bylaugh Carbrooke Caston Cockley Cley Colkirk Cranwich Cranworth Croxton Didlington Dereham East Tuddenham Elsing Foulden Foxley Fransham Garboldisham Garvestone Gateley Gooderstone Great Cressingham Great Dunham Great Ellingham Gressenhall Griston Guist Hardingham Harling Hilborough Hockering Hockham Hoe Holme Hale Horningtoft Ickburgh Kempstone Kenninghall Kilverstone Lexham Litcham Little Cressingham Little Dunham Little Ellingham Longham Lynford Lyng Mattishall Merton Mileham Mundford Narborough Narford Necton New Buckenham Newton by Castle Acre North Elmham North Lopham North Pickenham North Tuddenham Old Buckenham Ovington Oxborough Quidenham Riddlesworth Rocklands Roudham and Larling Rougham Saham Toney Scarning Scoulton Shipdham Shropham Snetterton South Acre South Lopham South Pickenham Sparham Sporle with Palgrave Stanfield Stanford Stow Bedon Sturston Swaffham Swanton Morley Thetford Thompson Tittleshall Tottington Twyford Watton Weasenham All Saints Weasenham St Peter Weeting-with-Broomhill Wellingham Wendling Whinburgh and Westfield Whissonsett Wretham Yaxham

See also Broadland Great Yarmouth King's Lynn and West Norfolk North Norfolk South Norfolk

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