West Rudham

West Rudham
West Rudham
	Signpost in West Rudham
	West Rudham Location within Norfolk
Area	11.81 km2 (4.56 sq mi)
Population	288 (2011)
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF820277
Civil parish	West Rudham;
District	King's Lynn and West Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KING'S LYNN
Postcode district	PE31
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°49′00″N 0°42′00″E / 52.8167°N 0.7°E

West Rudham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village straddles the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. It covers an area of 11.81 km² (4.56 sq mi) and had a population of 213 in 97 households at the 2001 census,^[1] the population including Houghton and increasing to 288 at the 2011 census.^[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

West Rudham also includes the village of Pockthorpe.^[3]

History

The villages name means 'Rudda's homestead/village' or 'Rudda's hemmed-in land'.^[4] There is evidence of occupation during the Middle Ages.^[5] In 2016, archaeological test pits were dug.^[6] The report was published in 2019.^[7]

Notes

^ "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes". Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
^ "East and West Rudham - Village in King's Lynn - North Norfolk". www.visitnorthnorfolk.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
^ "Key to English Place-names". Key to English Place-names. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ "Mediaeval Archaeology" (PDF). www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ "East and West Rudham". www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ "East and West Rudham" (PDF). www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

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[1] "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes". Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

[2] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.

[3] "East and West Rudham - Village in King's Lynn - North Norfolk". www.visitnorthnorfolk.com. Retrieved 15 July 2024.

[4] "Key to English Place-names". Key to English Place-names. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[5] "Mediaeval Archaeology" (PDF). www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

[6] "East and West Rudham". www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

[7] "East and West Rudham" (PDF). www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

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