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52°39′04″N 0°28′46″E / 52.650979°N 0.47945°E / 52.650979; 0.47945
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Shouldham
All Saints, Shouldham
Shouldham is located in Norfolk
Shouldham
Shouldham
Location within Norfolk
Area16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi)
Population605 (2011)
•  Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
OS grid reference TF678087
Civil parish
  • Shouldham
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode district PE33
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°39′04″N 0°28′46″E / 52.650979°N 0.47945°E / 52.650979; 0.47945

Shouldham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 16.04 km2 (6.19 sq mi) and had a population of 608 in 246 households at the 2001 census, [1] the population reducing slightly to 605 at the 2011 census. [2] It also contains a church (pictured) and a primary school (St Martins at Shouldham).

The villages name means 'homestead/village with an obligation'.

Shouldham is a parish of the Kings Lynn and West Norfolk district council, which is responsible for the most local services. Norfolk County Council is responsible for roads, some schools, and social services. For Westminster elections the parish forms part of the South West Norfolk constituency, represented by Liz Truss.

Notes

  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 August 2015.

External links

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