Roudham

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 miles (10 km) north-east of Thetford, to the south of the A11 road towards Norwich.

Roudham
St Andrew's Church, Roudham
Roudham Location within Norfolk
OS grid reference	TL955871
Civil parish	Roudham and Larling
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR16
Dialling code	01953
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.447°N 0.876°E / 52.447; 0.876

There are remains of a medieval settlement.^{[citation needed]} 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 miles (3 km) 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.^[1] 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.^[2] On 14 August 2000, the new parish was renamed to "Roudham & Larling".^[3] In 1931 the parish of Roudham (prior to the merge) had a population of 151.^[4]