East Lexham

East Lexham

Coordinates: 52°43′12″N 0°45′09″E / 52.720019°N 0.752478°E / 52.720019; 0.752478

East Lexham
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Saint Andrew parish church, East Lexham, Norfolk
East Lexham is located in Norfolk
East Lexham

 East Lexham shown within Norfolk
OS grid reference TF840120
    - London  106 miles (171 km) 
Parish Lexham CP
District Breckland
Shire county Norfolk
Region East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KING'S LYNN
Postcode district PE32
Dialling code 01328
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

East Lexham is a village in the English county of Norfolk.[1] It is 7.7 miles (12.4 km) north of the town of Swaffham, 30.1 miles (48.4 km) west north west of Norwich and 106 miles (171 km) north east of London.

The village forms part of the civil parish of Lexham, which in turn is part of the district of Breckland. Local government responsibilities are shared between the parish, district and county councils.

The village is notable for its Anglican parish church. Dedicated to Saint Andrew, it is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

The village lies about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the A1065 Mildenhall to Fakenham road. The nearest railway station is at King’s Lynn for the Fen Line which runs between King’s Lynn and Cambridge. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.[2]

References

  1. ^ OS Explorer Map 238 – Dereham & Aylsham, Castle Acre & Reepham. ISBN 0-319-23810-5
  2. ^ County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5

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