Yaxham

Coordinates: 52°39′19″N 0°57′56″E / 52.65518°N 0.965425°E / 52.65518; 0.965425

Yaxham
Yaxham St. Peter
Yaxham  Yaxham shown within Norfolk
Area	6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population	677 (2001 census[1])
- Density	102 /km2 (260 /sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG005105
Parish	Yaxham
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DEREHAM
Postcode district	NR19
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
Website	http://www.yaxham-village.co.uk/index.jsp
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Yaxham is a village and civil parish in centre of the English county of Norfolk. The parish includes the village of Yaxham, together with the neighbouring community of Clint Green. Together, they lay some 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Dereham and 20 miles (32 km) west of Norwich.^[2]

The civil parish has an area of 6.64 km² (2.56 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 677 in 290 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.^[1]

The Mustard Pot and Yaxham Mill are a couple of great local pubs in the village. There are several other holiday cottages for rent in and around the village as well as a range of small businesses, covering Complementary Therapies, IT, Photography, Podiatry, Public Relations and Social Housing.

"Yaxham St. Peter" is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. There is an Evangelical Congregational church in Clint Green. The Village is home to Yaxham CE VA Primary School.

Yaxham railway station in the village is on the Mid-Norfolk Railway, a heritage railway running between the historic market towns of Wymondham and Dereham. The Yaxham Light Railway can also be found adjacent to the railway station.

See also

• HMS Yaxham, a Ham class minesweeper

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} 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. ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 238 - East Dereham & Aylsham. ISBN 0-319-21869-4.

External links

• Map sources for Yaxham.
• Map sources for Clint Green
• Yaxham Village Website
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Yaxham.
• Website with photos of Yaxham St. Peter, a round-tower church
• Yaxham light railway
• Yaxham Heritage Initiative