Bradenham is a village

Village

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 and civil parish

Civil parish

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, a conglomeration of East & West Bradenham, in the English

England

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 county

County

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 of Norfolk

Norfolk

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. It is situated some 5 miles (8 km) south-west of the town of East Dereham and 19 miles (30.6 km) west of the city of Norwich

Norwich

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The civil parish has an area of 16.55 km² and in the 2001 census

United Kingdom Census 2001

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 had a population of 722 in 301 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the Breckland district

Breckland (district)

Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in East Dereham.Breckland District derives its name from the Breckland landscape region, a gorse covered sandy heath of south Norfolk and north Suffolk...

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The River Wissey

River Wissey

The River Wissey is a river in Norfolk, eastern England. It rises near Bradenham, and flows for nearly to join the River Great Ouse at Fordham...

 rises in Bradenham and flows to the west whilst the River Yare

River Yare

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 rises to the east of Bradenham and flows to the east.

Bradenham is the birthplace of writer

Writer

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 Sir Henry Rider Haggard; his father lived for some time at Bradenham Hall.

External links

• Information from Genuki Norfolk on East Bradenham and West Bradenham.