Fransham

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.

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.

Beeston is a village in the county of Norfolk, England, in the civil parish of Beeston with Bittering , west of East Dereham and south of Fakenham. It may also be known as Beeston All Saints or Beeston-next-Mileham to distinguish it from the three other villages in Norfolk named Beeston. Sir William Calthorpe made presentations to the rectory of Beeston in 1460, 1481 and 1492.Keith Skipper, Eastern Daily Press journalist and champion of the Norfolk dialect, was born in the village.

Wendling is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.25 km2 (2.03 sq mi) and had a population of 323 in 140 households at the 2001 census, reducing to a population of 313 in 129 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. The villages name possibly means 'W(a)endel's people' or perhaps, 'Wennel's place'. The exact form of the personal name is not clear.The pioneering photographer Robert Howlett, famous for his iconic portrait of the engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, is buried in the churchyard of St Peter and St Paul.

Wendling railway station was a railway station in Wendling, Norfolk on the Great Eastern line between Dereham and King's Lynn. It closed in 1968. This section of the former railway has been used for improvements to the A47, with the site of the station being lost under the roadworks. The station featured in the Dad's Army episodes Battle School and The Day the Balloon Went Up.

Beeston with Bittering is a civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 505, increasing to 566 at the 2011 census. It includes the villages of Beeston and Bittering.

Honeypot Wood is a 9.5-hectare (23-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Dereham in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife TrustThis is an ancient coppiced wood on calcareous soil. It has a rich ground layer, which is dominated by dog's mercury, and other flora include greater butterfly-orchid and broad-leaved helleborine. A total of 208 plant species have been recorded.There is public access to the site.

Kempstone is a village situated in Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 331 hectares (1.3 square miles) with an estimated population of 18 as of UK census 2001 At the 2011 Census the population remained less 100 and is included in the civil parish of Great Dunham. The village lies 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south of Litcham and 9.3 miles (15.0 km) by road east from Dereham. The villages name means 'Cymi's farm/settlement'. It is served by All Saints church, Litcham (with Kempston) in the Benefice of Litcham. It was once served by the now derelict St.Pauls

Holly Farm Meadow, Wendling is a 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Dereham in Norfolk, England.This meadow in the valley of the River Wensum has a line of calcareous springs which supports fen grassland which has diverse flora. The unimproved meadow is maintained by seasonal grazing. There are also areas of tall fen and dry grassland with many anthills.The site is private land with no public access.

Litcham Common is a 24.9-hectare (62-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Norfolk. It is owned by Neil Foster, Lexham Estate, and managed by Norfolk County Council, Lexham Estate and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.This heathland site has areas of acid grassland, wet and dry heath, scrub and mature oak and birch woodland.There is access from Dunham Road and the Nar Valley Way, which both go through the common.

Bradenham is a village and civil parish, a conglomeration of East and West Bradenham, in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of the town of East Dereham and 19 miles (31 km) west of the city of Norwich.

Litcham School is a mixed all-through school located in the village of Litcham in the English county of Norfolk. It has around 640 pupils aged 4–16 (Years R-11), and the current headteacher is Robert Martlew. Litcham School is coeducational and pupils are admitted without regard to ability. In September 2012 the school governing bodies of Litcham High School and Litcham Primary School merged, creating a school catering for pupils from ages 4 to 16. Operationally the two schools maintain their current primary and secondary structure on their existing sites.Litcham is part of the Synergy Multi-academy Trust, which is centred on Reepham High School.