Hockham

Hockham
Hockham
	Hockham Location within Norfolk
Area	13.36 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Population	603 (2011)
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TL9534192573
District	Breckland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THETFORD
Postcode district	IP24
Dialling code	01953
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°29′46″N 0°52′34″E / 52.4961°N 0.8762°E

Hockham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 13.36 km² (5.16 sq mi) and had a population of 620 in 252 households at the 2001 census.^[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. The district's 2007/08 estimate suggests that the population had risen to 645.^[3] At the 2011 Census the population was measured at 603 only in 259 households.

The parish is sometimes referred to as Great Hockham,^[4] the main village, though there is evidence that suggests that the village of Little Hockham is now deserted.^[5]

Notes

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ "Yearbook 2007/2008 – Parish Information". Breckland District council. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
^ Minutes of Breckland District meetings, for example, such as for planning applications.
^ "Little Hockham". Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.