Yaxham

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 and the hamlet of Brakefield Green. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Dereham and 20 miles (32 km) west of Norwich.^[3]

Yaxham
Yaxham St Peter
Yaxham Location within Norfolk
Area	6.64 km2 (2.56 sq mi)
Population	677 (2001 census[1]) 722 (2011)[2]
• Density	102/km2 (260/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG005105
Civil parish	Yaxham
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DEREHAM
Postcode district	NR19
Dialling code	01362
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
Website	http://www.yaxham-village.co.uk/index.jsp
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.655°N 0.965°E / 52.655; 0.965

The civil parish has an area of 6.64 km² (2.56 sq mi) and at the 2001 census had a population of 677 in 290 households, the population increasing to 722 in 340 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.^[1]

Yaxham Mill, which includes the original tower dating from 1860, has been converted for commercial and residential use.

St Peter's Church 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 market towns of Wymondham and Dereham. Yaxham Light Railway is adjacent to the railway station.

Notable people

• John Johnson, Rector of Yaxham 1800 to 1833

See also

• HMS Yaxham, a Ham class minesweeper