Hockham
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| Hockham | |
|---|---|
 Great Hockham Village Sign | |
  Hockham Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 5.15 sq mi (13.3 km2) |
| Population | 635 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 123/sq mi (47/km2) |
| OS grid reference | TL9534192573 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THETFORD |
| Postcode district | IP24 |
| Dialling code | 01953 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Hockham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish includes the villages of Great Hockham and Little Hockham.
Hockham lies 8 miles (13 km) north east of Thetford and 24 miles (39 km) south west from Norwich.
Hockham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Hocca's homestead or village.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Hockham is listed as a settlement of 39 households in the hundred of Shropham. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Roger Bigod.[2]
Hockham Hall was built in 1702 by Philip Ryley and was built on the old site of a medieval tithe barn.[3]
There remains of the Royal Observer Corps Orlit post which has been vandalised since it was abandoned.[4]
Geography
According to the 2021 census, Hockham has a population of 635 people which shows an increase from the 603 people recorded in the 2011 census.[5]
The A1075, between Thetford and Dereham, passes through Great Hockham.
Holy Trinity Church
Great Hockham's church is located just off Wretham Road and dates from the Fourteenth Century, having been Grade I listed since 1958.[6] The church no longer holds Sunday services.[7]
The church was restored in the 1950s and was once lavishly decorated, but these decorations were removed during the Reformation. Holy Trinity also features stained-glass depicting the Adoration of the Magi by Charles Eamer Kempe and Christ the Good Shepherd by E.R. Suffling.[8]
Governance
Great Hockham is part of the electoral ward of All Saints & Wayland for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.
The village's national constituency is Mid Norfolk which has been represented by the Conservative's George Freeman MP since 2010.
