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Town in Norfolk, England
Swaffham (/ˈswɒfəm/; "swoffum") is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland District and English county of Norfolk. It is situated 12 miles (19
Swaffham
Former local government area in the UK
Swaffham Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on the Swaffham
Swaffham_Rural_District
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
its neighbour Swaffham Bulbeck, and are collectively referred to as 'The Swaffhams'. Swaffham Prior was often known as Great Swaffham in past centuries
Swaffham_Prior
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Swaffham Bulbeck is a small village in East Cambridgeshire, England. Swaffham Bulbeck is located about 8 miles (13 km) from the city of Cambridge, and
Swaffham_Bulbeck
English folktale from Swaffham, Norfolk
The Pedlar of Swaffham is an English folktale from Swaffham, Norfolk. The following text is taken from English Fairy and Other Folk Tales, 1906, which
Pedlar_of_Swaffham
Motorsport racing track in Norfolk, UK
/ 52.6548278; 0.6310111 Swaffham Raceway, originally Swaffham Stadium, is a stock car and banger racing circuit in Swaffham, Norfolk, which also hosted
Swaffham_Raceway
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards
Districts of Downham Market, East Dereham, and Swaffham; The Rural Districts of Mitford and Launditch, and Swaffham; and Parts of the Rural Districts of Downham
South_West_Norfolk
Municipal building in Swaffham, Norfolk, England
Swaffham Town Hall is a municipal building in London Street in Swaffham, a town in Norfolk, in England. The building, which now accommodates the Swaffham
Swaffham_Town_Hall
Church in Cambridgeshire, England
Cyriac and St Julitta is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage
Church of St Cyriac and St Julitta, Swaffham Prior
Church_of_St_Cyriac_and_St_Julitta,_Swaffham_Prior
Man-made waterways in Cambridgeshire, England
in origin, located in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. Bottisham, Swaffham Bulbeck, Reach, Burwell, Wicken and Monks Lodes all connect to the River
Cambridgeshire_Lodes
Commercial building in Norfolk, England
The Corn Hall is a commercial building in the Market Place, Swaffham, Norfolk, England. The structure, which is used as offices and as a coffee house,
Corn_Hall,_Swaffham
British microbiologist and parasitologist
Ernest Jackson Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior (23 June 1926 – 8 May 2017) was a British microbiologist and parasitologist. In 1990 he
Lawson Soulsby, Baron Soulsby of Swaffham Prior
Lawson_Soulsby,_Baron_Soulsby_of_Swaffham_Prior
Non-metropolitan district in England
town is Thetford. The district also includes the towns of Attleborough, Swaffham and Watton, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The
Breckland_District
The Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch), also known as the Crab and Winkle Line, was a railway line in England. The line ran from Thetford, via Watton
Bury_and_Thetford
Former railway station in England
Swaffham railway station was located in Swaffham, Norfolk. It was the junction for lines to King's Lynn, Dereham, and Thetford. The Thetford branch closed
Swaffham_railway_station
1976 English local government election
Swaffham (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative T. Wilding 1,040 38.1 Independent J. Sampson* 994 36.4 Independent P. Ison* 959 35.1 Labour
1976 Breckland District Council election
1976_Breckland_District_Council_election
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
southern edge of The Fens. It lies just north of the B1102 between Quy and Swaffham Bulbeck, 8 miles (13 km) to the north east of Cambridge. In 2011 the parish
Lode,_Cambridgeshire
Association football club in England
Swaffham Town Football Club is a football club based in Swaffham, Norfolk, England. The club are currently members of the Anglian Combination Division
Swaffham_Town_F.C.
Judicial building in Swaffham, Norfolk, England
Swaffham Town Hall is a judicial building in Whitecross Road in Swaffham, a town in Norfolk, in England. The building, which is now in residential use
Shirehall,_Swaffham
Hotel in Swaffham, Norfolk, England
The George Hotel is a three-star hotel located in Swaffham, Norfolk, England. The hotel is a Grade II listed building. The hotel is close to the centre
George_Hotel,_Swaffham
Non-Civil Parish in Norfolk, England
(all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Swaffham is a town and civil parish in the Breckland District of Norfolk, England
Listed_buildings_in_Swaffham
Former railway station in Cambridgeshire, England
Swaffham Prior railway station was a stop on the Cambridge and Mildenhall branch of the Great Eastern Railway. It served the village of Swaffham Prior
Swaffham Prior railway station
Swaffham_Prior_railway_station
British television comedy drama series (2007–2009)
recommended Swaffham to the producers, citing market towns as "more revealing of what Britain is like than a city is." Locations used within Swaffham include
Kingdom_(British_TV_series)
British artist (1835–1892)
father of the archaeologist Howard Carter. Carter was born in March 1835 at Swaffham, Norfolk, the son of Samuel Isaac Carter, a gamekeeper. As a child Carter
Samuel_John_Carter
British politician
unopposed to East Cambridgeshire District Council in 1999 representing The Swaffhams. retaining her seat four years later. The following year she resigned
Charlotte_Cane
1973 English local government election
Swaffham (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % Independent J. Ison 849 42.5 Labour B. Marjoram 734 36.7 Independent J. Sampson 732 36.6 Independent T. Wilding
1973 Breckland District Council election
1973_Breckland_District_Council_election
1983 English local election
Swaffham (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent T. Wilding* 1,042 49.2 Independent P. Ison* 1,034 48.8 Independent J. Sampson* 1,004 47.4 Alliance
1983 Breckland District Council election
1983_Breckland_District_Council_election
Former railway station in England
on the line between Swaffham and Dunham. It opened with the line in 1847 and was temporarily the terminus of the line from Swaffham, while building works
Sporle_railway_station
Former railway station in England
station is a disused station in Leziate, Norfolk. It is on the line between Swaffham and King's Lynn, and closed along with the rest of the line in 1968. The
Middleton Towers railway station
Middleton_Towers_railway_station
Academy in Swaffham, Norfolk, England
coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Swaffham, Norfolk, England. The present-day school was the product of a merger of
The_Nicholas_Hamond_Academy
16th-century English politician
Thomas Rudston (by 1507 – 1556), of Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridgeshire, was an English politician. Rudston was educated at Gray's Inn. He was a member (MP)
Thomas_Rudston
Swaffham Bulbeck Priory was a priory in Cambridgeshire, England. 52°14′50″N 0°16′53″E / 52.2472°N 0.2813°E / 52.2472; 0.2813 Abbey, Chatteris (1999)
Swaffham_Bulbeck_Priory
2023 English local election
seat. Ian Sherwood was an incumbent 2019 councillor, but for the seat of Swaffham. The Conservatives defended this seat with their incumbent councillor.
2023 Breckland District Council election
2023_Breckland_District_Council_election
John Dugmore of Swaffham (1793–1871) was a British draughtsman and grand-tourist. He realized at least 130 drawings and watercolours, most of them in Germany
John_Dugmore_of_Swaffham
Postcode area within the United Kingdom
Spilsby), and west Norfolk (including King's Lynn, Hunstanton, Sandringham, Swaffham and Downham Market), plus the north-easternmost part of Northamptonshire
PE_postcode_area
Scottish writer (1887-1959)
returned to Britain in 1956 and died in 1959 in Cambridge. He was buried in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire. A memorial bench was erected in 1962 to Muir in
Edwin_Muir
English architect
became the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). He was born in Swaffham, Norfolk. He was a pupil of Sir Jeffry Wyattville from 1817 to 1820, and
William_Donthorn
Cricket ground in Swaffham, Norfolk
The Racecourse Ground was a cricket ground in Swaffham, Norfolk. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1797, when the Earl of Winchilsea's XI played
Racecourse_Ground,_Swaffham
first official coursing meeting was held in 1776 at Swaffham, Norfolk. The rules of the Swaffham Coursing Society, started by Lord Orford, specified that
Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom
Greyhound_racing_in_the_United_Kingdom
Village in Norfolk, England
county of Norfolk. Great Cressingham is located 6 miles (10 km) south of Swaffham and 24 miles (39 km) west of Norwich. Great Cressingham's name is of Anglo-Saxon
Great_Cressingham
English collector of erotic objects (1804–1869)
mayor known for his collection of erotic objects. George Witt was born at Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, the fifth son of Matthew Witt, a farmer, and Sarah
George_Witt_(collector)
2015 English local government election
Swaffham (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Paul Darby Unopposed Conservative Shirley Matthews* Unopposed Conservative Ian Sherwood* Unopposed
2015 Breckland District Council election
2015_Breckland_District_Council_election
Aviation accident in England
aircraft crashed three miles (5 km) south of Swaffham. WW635 Crashed four and a half miles (7 km) northwest of Swaffham, pilot killed. WW603 Belly-landed following
1956 Hawker Hunter multiple aircraft accident
1956_Hawker_Hunter_multiple_aircraft_accident
British archaeologist and Egyptologist (1874–1939)
and raised for the most part by a nurse in Swaffham. Receiving only a limited formal education at Swaffham, he showed talent as an artist. The nearby
Howard_Carter
Railway line in Norfolk, England
Railway, wove a 26.5-mile (42.6 km) route to East Dereham via Narborough and Swaffham. It was authorised by the Lynn and Dereham Railway Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict
Lynn_and_Dereham_Railway
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Reach was a hamlet sitting on the border of the parishes of Burwell and Swaffham Prior. It was not until 1961 that it became a separate civil parish. The
Reach,_Cambridgeshire
British dog cross-breed
greyhounds, which were banned from competition by coursing clubs such as Swaffham and Newmarket, due to the perception that they cut "turns" to kill instead
Lurcher
Type of motorsport
biggest in the sport's history. The Unlimited "Icebreaker" meeting held at Swaffham Raceway on 8 February 1998 drew 209 cars, making it the first turnout with
Banger_racing
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
a short border with Kirtling at the southeastern end and another with Swaffham Prior at its northwest edge. Devil's Dyke (or Ditch), an Anglo-Saxon earthwork
Stetchworth
Road in England
part of the A17 (King's Lynn to Swaffham). The old route via Downham Market was renumbered as the A1122 (Outwell to Swaffham) and part of the A1101 (Wisbech
A47_road
Former UK state-owed utility
Company Stowmarket Gas Light and Coke Company Sudbury Gas and Coke Company Swaffham Gas Light and Coke Company Tendring Hundred Waterworks Company Tottenham
Eastern_Gas_Board
Town in Norfolk, England
Norfolk & North Suffolk. The town's local newspaper is the Watton and Swaffham Times. Wayland Academy on Merton Road was converted to academy status in
Watton,_Norfolk
Village and civil parish in England
county of Norfolk. Cockley Cley is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south-west of Swaffham and 27 miles (43 km) west of Norwich. The village's name is first recorded
Cockley_Cley
2003 English local government election
Swaffham (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Shirley Matthews* 833 52.4 Conservative Paul Darby* 765 48.1 Conservative Ian Sherwood* 759
2003 Breckland District Council election
2003_Breckland_District_Council_election
English binman
York Times reported that Carroll was, after archeologist Howard Carter, Swaffham's "most famous resident" and an object of "national fascination", following
Michael Carroll (lottery winner)
Michael_Carroll_(lottery_winner)
Greyhound racing venue in England
Spennymoor Staines Stanley Stockport (Hazel Grove) Stoke (Cobridge) Sunderland Swaffham Swindon Tamworth Towcester Wakefield Warrington Willenhall Wisbech Wolverhampton
Dunstall Park Greyhound Stadium
Dunstall_Park_Greyhound_Stadium
Bus route in east England
N250UD/Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City Route Start Norwich bus station Via Dereham Swaffham King's Lynn Wisbech End Peterborough bus station Length 80 miles (130 km)
Excel_(bus_route)
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Pymoor Queen Adelaide Reach Stetchworth Stretham Stuntney Sutton Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Prior Upware Wicken Wilburton Witcham Witchford Woodditton
Bottisham
English football league
Wanderers 1999–2000 Histon Tiptree United Wroxham 2000–01 AFC Sudbury Swaffham Town Lowestoft Town 2001–02 AFC Sudbury Norwich United Clacton Town 2002–03
Eastern Counties Football League
Eastern_Counties_Football_League
US-British art conservator and botanist (1922–2020)
his sister's estate at Thriplow, Cambridgeshire. In 1965, they moved to Swaffham Bulbeck. She died at home on 12 January 2020. Following her training in
Gigi_Crompton
Village and civil parish in Norfolk, England
English county of Norfolk. On the River Nar, it is 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Swaffham and 26 miles (42 km) west of Norwich. At the 2021 census, the population
Castle_Acre
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Pymoor Queen Adelaide Reach Stetchworth Stretham Stuntney Sutton Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Prior Upware Wicken Wilburton Witcham Witchford Woodditton
Prickwillow
Town in Norfolk, England
1990, until 2024, the sign on the A47 at the entrance to Dereham from the Swaffham direction still referred to Rüthen being in West Germany; this sparked
Dereham
11th-century English earl
and William Rufus vol. i. FNQ Gesta Herwardi from the Book of Robert of Swaffham, published as a supplement to Fenland Notes and Queries ed. W.D. Sweeting
Morcar
Town in Cambridgeshire, England
Pymoor Queen Adelaide Reach Stetchworth Stretham Stuntney Sutton Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Prior Upware Wicken Wilburton Witcham Witchford Woodditton
Soham
Former local government area in the UK
Thetford RD was abolished and its territory divided between Downham, Swaffham and Wayland RDs. "Thetford RD through time: Census tables with data for
Thetford_Rural_District
Collection of Middle Eastern folk tales
variant of this story later appears in English folklore as the "Pedlar of Swaffham" and Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist; Jorge Luis Borges' collection of short
One_Thousand_and_One_Nights
Fen in Cambridgeshire, England
Pymoor Queen Adelaide Reach Stetchworth Stretham Stuntney Sutton Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Prior Upware Wicken Wilburton Witcham Witchford Woodditton
Grunty_Fen
Village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England
Breckland district of Norfolk, England about 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Swaffham and 10 miles (16 km) east of Downham Market. It has four ancient churches
Beachamwell
Stetchworth Kirtling Woodditton Cheveley Ashley Silverley Bottisham Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Prior Reach Burwell Wicken Soham Fordham Isleham Chippenham Kennett
List of churches in East Cambridgeshire
List_of_churches_in_East_Cambridgeshire
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Pymoor Queen Adelaide Reach Stetchworth Stretham Stuntney Sutton Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Prior Upware Wicken Wilburton Witcham Witchford Woodditton
Haddenham,_Cambridgeshire
British financier (1916–2004)
Honours List and was created a life peer as Baron Keith of Castleacre, of Swaffham in the County of Norfolk on 6 February 1980. He presided over the mergers
Kenneth Keith, Baron Keith of Castleacre
Kenneth_Keith,_Baron_Keith_of_Castleacre
Surname list
(1810–1896), English missionary, writer and translator John Dugmore of Swaffham (1793–1871), British draughtsman and grand-tourist This page lists people
Dugmore
English rugby union player (born 1991)
before residing in Norfolk. He started playing rugby at his local club, Swaffham RUFC, along with his two brothers Alexander and Andrew, before moving to
Jonny_Harris_(rugby_union)
Market town in Norfolk, England
less regular "Go to town" services 47, 60 and 61 to Fincham, Three Holes, Swaffham and King's Lynn. There are no buses serving the town on Sundays. Downham
Downham_Market
Norfolk Lilly Hoo, Hertfordshire Odsey, Hertfordshire Romford, Essex Swaffham, Norfolk Wisbech, Norfolk South Barnstable [sic], Devonshire Chipping Norton
List_of_British_racecourses
Village in Norfolk, England
(27 km) west of Norwich, on the old turnpike road between Dereham and Swaffham. The name of the village means "dung place", perhaps originally the name
Scarning
2011 English local government election
Swaffham (3 seats) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Shirley Matthews* 1,299 57.8 Conservative Ian Sherwood* 1,150 51.2 Conservative Frank Sharpe*
2011 Breckland District Council election
2011_Breckland_District_Council_election
Attleborough Diss Caister Harleston Dereham Watton Fakenham Sheringham Swaffham Aylsham This is a list of settlements in Norfolk by population based on
List of largest settlements in Norfolk by population
List_of_largest_settlements_in_Norfolk_by_population
English playwright
also the theatre critic for The Sunday Times. Edward Rose was born in Swaffham, Norfolk, on 7 August 1849, son of Caleb Rose, a physician, and his first
Edward_Rose
Horsham Gas Order 1901 Nuneaton Gas Order 1901 Pinner Gas Order 1901 Swaffham Gas Order 1901 Metropolitan Police Provisional Order Confirmation Act 1901
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1901
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1901
English writer
surveyor for four years and in 1912 was appointed as a sanitary inspector in Swaffham, in Norfolk. Soon afterwards his father died of tuberculosis at the age
W._E._Johns
County of England
Diss (9,829), Fakenham (8,285), Cromer (7,749), Sheringham (7,367) and Swaffham (7,258). There are also several smaller market towns: Aylsham (6,016),
Norfolk
Moated country house in Oxborough, England
style Tudor Location In the village of Oxborough, 7 miles south west of Swaffham, Oxborough, England Coordinates 52°34′52″N 0°34′13″E / 52.5810421°N 0
Oxburgh_Hall
Town and civil parish in Norfolk, England
A148 from King's Lynn to Cromer, the A1067 to Norwich and the A1065 to Swaffham. The civil parish has an area of 3.49 mi2 (9.0 km2). In the 2001 census
Fakenham
Swynnerton Crossbencher 16 June 1981 7 May 2017 Life peer The Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior Conservative 22 May 1990 31 December 2015 8 May 2017 Life peer The
List of former members of the House of Lords (2000–present)
List_of_former_members_of_the_House_of_Lords_(2000–present)
Village in Norfolk, England
county of Norfolk. Great Dunham is located 4.8 miles (7.7 km) north-east of Swaffham and 23 miles (37 km) west of Norwich. Great Dunham's name is of Anglo-Saxon
Great_Dunham
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Pymoor Queen Adelaide Reach Stetchworth Stretham Stuntney Sutton Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Prior Upware Wicken Wilburton Witcham Witchford Woodditton
Dullingham
2021 UK local government election
"Declaration of Result of Poll - Election of a County Councillor for Swaffham" (PDF). breckland.gov.uk. Norfolk County Council. 7 May 2021. Retrieved
2021 Norfolk County Council election
2021_Norfolk_County_Council_election
Village in Norfolk, England
also includes Bodney. Hilborough is located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Swaffham and 25.4 miles (40.9 km) west-southwest of Norwich, along the A1065 road
Hilborough
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
Pymoor Queen Adelaide Reach Stetchworth Stretham Stuntney Sutton Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Prior Upware Wicken Wilburton Witcham Witchford Woodditton
Barway
Former railway station in England
located in Little Dunham, Norfolk on the Great Eastern Railway line between Swaffham and Dereham. It closed to passengers on the 9th of September 1968 as a
Dunham_railway_station
Horse Plantation 06-Mar-68 507 Tom Tit-Tot 07-Mar-68 508 The Pedlar of Swaffham 08-Mar-68 509 Prince Caspian: Part 1 - Return to Narnia C. S. Lewis Marian
List_of_Jackanory_episodes
Hamlet in Cambridgeshire, England
Pymoor Queen Adelaide Reach Stetchworth Stretham Stuntney Sutton Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Prior Upware Wicken Wilburton Witcham Witchford Woodditton
Aldreth
Kingdom. The organisation was established in 1986. It is headquartered in Swaffham. It is one of eight such agencies in the UK, alongside the Biodynamic Agriculture
Organic_Food_Federation
British thoroughbred racehorse
at the second spring meeting, a subscription at Ipswich, a £50 purse at Swaffham and another subscription race at Newmarket's second October meeting. In
Potoooooooo
English Baptist minister
Mighty God, While Angels Bless Thee (1774). Robert Robinson was born in Swaffham in Norfolk, on 27 September 1735, to Michael Robinson, a customs officer
Robert_Robinson_(Baptist)
Non-metropolitan district in England
Adelaide Reach Soham (Town) Stetchworth Stretham Stuntney Sutton Swaffham Bulbeck Swaffham Prior Upware Wicken Wilburton Witcham Witchford Woodditton East
East_Cambridgeshire
Lake in Norfolk, England
excavated in 1875 to create a mile long embankment for the extension to Swaffham of the Thetford to Watton railway station. Local businessmen saw the potential
Loch_Neaton
Proposed mayoral election
"Expelled Lib Dem in bid to become Norfolk and Suffolk mayor". Watton and Swaffham Times. Retrieved 21 November 2025. Brown, Bruno (24 June 2024). "David
2028 Norfolk and Suffolk mayoral election
2028_Norfolk_and_Suffolk_mayoral_election
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