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Roudham

Former civil parish in Norfolk, England

Summary

Former civil parish in Norfolk, England

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
os_grid_reference	TL955871
official_name	Roudham
population_ref
static_image	St Andrew Roudham - geograph.org.uk - 1456773.jpg
static_image_caption	St Andrew's Church, Roudham
shire_district	Breckland
shire_county	Norfolk
region	East of England
civil_parish	Roudham and Larling
constituency_westminster	South West Norfolk
postcode_district	NR16
postcode_area	NR
post_town	NORWICH
dial_code	01953
hide_services	true

Roudham is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Roudham and Larling, in the Breckland district of the county of Norfolk, England. It lies about 6 mi north-east of Thetford, to the south of the A11 road towards Norwich.

There are remains of a medieval settlement. The Breckland line, opened in 1845, passes just north of Roudham. In 1869, when a branch was built northward to Swaffham, Roudham Junction railway station was opened about 2 mi to the west. The branch and the station closed in 1964.

About a mile east of the settlement, next to Harling Road station, is an area of light industry. Among the businesses there is St George's Distillery, a producer of English single malt whisky.

The parish is centred round the ruinous remains of St Andrew's Church, abandoned in 1736 after a destructive fire. Although it stands to this day with all its walls at their original height, the structure of the building is weak. The church remains a significant monument in the landscape, although due to its weak condition, it has had to be cordoned off due to the danger of it collapsing.

Civil parish

On 1 April 1935, the parish of Larling was merged with Roudham. On 14 August 2000, the new parish was renamed to "Roudham & Larling". In 1931 the parish of Roudham (prior to the merge) had a population of 151.

References

Sunley, Thomas. (10 April 2007). "Norfolk Heritage Explorer". Norfolk County Council.
"Relationships and Changes Roudham AP/CP through time". [[A Vision of Britain through Time]].
"Wayland Registration District". UKBMD.
"Population statistics Roudham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time.

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