Holme Hale

Holme Hale

Church Of St. Andrew, Holme Hale
Holme Hale
Holme Hale shown within Norfolk
Area 10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Population 444 UK census 2001
• Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid reference TF88420724
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town THETFORD
Postcode district IP25
Dialling code 01760
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament

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.[1] 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[2] in the Benefice of Necton.[3]

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.[4]

Holme Hale hosts an ADSL broadband enabled telephone exchange serving approx. 1,464 residential premises and 59 non-residential premises.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ↑ Norfolk churches
  3. ↑ Necton Benefice
  4. ↑ NGS
  5. ↑ ADSL stats
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