Swaffham
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This article is about the town in Norfolk. For Swaffham Bulbeck in Cambridgeshire, see Swaffham Bulbeck. For Swaffham Prior in Cambridgeshire, see Swaffham Prior.
Swaffham (/ˈswɒfəm/) is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland District and English county of Norfolk. It is situated 12 miles (19 kilometres) east of King's Lynn and 31 miles (50 kilometres) west of Norwich.
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Swaffham | |
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The Buttercross Swaffham market place | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 29.6 km2 (11.4 sq mi) |
Population | 8,434 (2021)[1] |
• Density | 285/km2 (740/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF815095 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SWAFFHAM |
Postcode district | PE37 |
Dialling code | 01760 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Town council |
52.652893°N 0.684285°E / 52.652893; 0.684285 |
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The civil parish has an area of 11.42 sq mi (29.6 km2) and in the 2001 census had a population of 6,935 in 3,130 households, which increased to 7,258, in 3,258 households, at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.[3]