Shropham

Shropham
St. Peter and St. Paul, Shropham
Shropham Shropham shown within Norfolk
Area	11.12 km² (4.29 sq mi)
Population	351
– density	32/km² (83/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TL984931
– London	A
Civil parish	Shropham
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ATTLEBOROUGH
Postcode district	NR17
Dialling code	01953
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°30′00″N 0°55′19″E / 52.500°N 0.922°E / 52.500; 0.922

Shropham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 11.12 km² (4.29 sq mi) and had a population of 351 in 155 households at the 2001 census.^[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

Its main attraction is the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, built in flint in the Perpendicular style.

The village is listed in the Domesday Book under the name Scerpham.

Notable residents

Mary E. Mann (1848–1929), writer, lived in the village.^[2]
Justin Fashanu (1961–1998), footballer, used to live in the village.
John Fashanu (1962-), footballer, used to live in the village.

Notes

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↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
↑ EDP24 Features

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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