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Holme Hale is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 1069 hectares (4.13 square miles) with an estimated population of 444 as of UK census 2001. The village lies 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south of Necton and 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) by road east from Swaffham. Holme Hale is served by St Andrews church in the Benefice of Necton.It once had a railway station on the line between Swaffham and Thetford. The station and goods sheds are now private dwellings and form part of the satellite hamlet of Holme Hale Station Road. Holme Hale Hall opens its gardens for the charitable NGS.Holme Hale hosts an ADSL broadband enabled telephone exchange serving approx. 1,464 residential premises and 59 non-residential premises.

Holme Hale railway station was located in Holme Hale, Norfolk, near Swaffham. It was on the Great Eastern Railway line between Swaffham and Thetford, and closed in 1964.

North Pickenham is a village in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England. It lies three miles from the Georgian market town of Swaffham. At the 2001 census it had a population of 500 and an area of 1,015 hectares (3.92 square miles) reducing to 472 at the 2011 Census. Norfolk (pop. 832,400) has about one-thirtieth of the population density of Central London, the tenth lowest density county in the country, with 38% of the county's population living in the three major urban areas of Norwich (194,200), Great Yarmouth (66,400) and King's Lynn (40,700).The River Wissey cuts through the village at Houghton Lane bridge, following the course of Meadow Lane, close to the river's source at Bradenham. Its sister village South Pickenham is two miles away through pretty, narrow country lanes. North Pickenham has a Parish Council Tax (Band D).

Little Dunham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 749 hectares (2.9 square miles) with a population of 309 at the 2001 census. The village lies 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south of its sister village Great Dunham and 6 miles (10 km) by road north east from Swaffham. Little Dunham is served by the church of St Margaret in the Benefice of Great Dunham.Great Dunham Primary School serves the village. The unusual Fransham Obelisk raised in the memory of Lord Nelson is in Little Dunham. Thomas Pell Platt, orientalist went to school in Little Dunham.

Dunham railway station was located in Little Dunham, Norfolk on the Great Eastern Railway line between Swaffham and Dereham. It closed in 1968 . Beeching's report intended to retain the King's Lynn - Dereham - Norwich line (which was in fact closed).

Houghton on the Hill is a deserted medieval village and former civil parish, now in the parish of North Pickenham in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, notable for its Grade I listed church. The only surviving buildings are a farm and St Mary's church. The church was rescued in the 1990s after being left in a ruinous state. During the restoration some wall paintings dating from about the time of the Domesday Book were discovered; these are the earliest-known large-system wall paintings in the country. The restoration was driven by the efforts of one man, Bob Davey MBE. The church is supported by a charitable trust 'The Friends of St Mary's', who open the church on a regular basis and provide guided tours. In 1931 the parish had a population of 21.

Fransham railway station is a former station in Great Fransham, Norfolk. It was opened as part of the Lynn and Dereham Railway, becoming part of the East Anglian Railway from 1847, on the section of line between Dereham and Swaffham.

Great Fransham is a village and former civil parish in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England, roughly about an equal distance between Swaffham and Dereham. There is also a Little Fransham; the two villages, both now part of the parish of Fransham, were once served by Fransham railway station. In 1931 the parish had a population of 222. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged to form Fransham.The villages name origin is uncertain either, 'homestead/village' or 'hemmed-in land' with an unknown personal name.

Sporle with Palgrave is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi) and had a population of 1,038 in 442 households at the 2001 census, including East Lexham but the population reducing to 1,011 in 453 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

Great Dunham is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 818 hectares (3.16 square miles) with an estimated population of 325, including Kempstone and increasing to a measured population of 344 at the 2011 Census. The village lies 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of its sister village Little Dunham and 7 miles (11 km) by road north east from Swaffham. The village's name means 'Hill homestead/village.' It is served by St Andrew's church in the Benefice of Great Dunham.Great Denham used to have a smock mill which was superseded by a tower mill, now derelict. There was once a Dunham railway station serving the two sister settlements. It is now closed.

Ashill (pronounced Ash- ill ) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is between Watton and Swaffham.

Royal Air Force North Pickenham or more simply RAF North Pickenham is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles (4.8 km) East of Swaffham, Norfolk, England. It was originally opened in 1944 and finally closed in 1967.