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Fransham
Fransham is a civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk. Fransham includes the villages of Great Fransham and Little Fransham, as well as the hamlet of Crane's End.
Fransham is located 6 miles (9.7 km) east from Swaffham and 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) west from Dereham, along the A47.
"Franson"; "Fransum"
Fransham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Fram's homestead or village.
Old Hall in Little Fransham was built in the Sixteenth Century and possibly once played host to Queen Elizabeth I. Hyde Hall in Great Fransham was built in the Eighteenth Century and has staircases that have been designated of national importance.
According to the 2021 census, Fransham has a population of 443 people which shows an increase from the 433 people recorded in the 2011 census.
The A47, between Birmingham and Lowestoft, runs through the parish.
Great Fransham's church dates from the Thirteenth Century, is located on Station Road and has been Grade II listed since 1960. All Saints' remains open for Sunday services once a month.
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Fransham
Fransham is a civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk. Fransham includes the villages of Great Fransham and Little Fransham, as well as the hamlet of Crane's End.
Fransham is located 6 miles (9.7 km) east from Swaffham and 6+1⁄2 miles (10.5 km) west from Dereham, along the A47.
"Franson"; "Fransum"
Fransham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Fram's homestead or village.
Old Hall in Little Fransham was built in the Sixteenth Century and possibly once played host to Queen Elizabeth I. Hyde Hall in Great Fransham was built in the Eighteenth Century and has staircases that have been designated of national importance.
According to the 2021 census, Fransham has a population of 443 people which shows an increase from the 433 people recorded in the 2011 census.
The A47, between Birmingham and Lowestoft, runs through the parish.
Great Fransham's church dates from the Thirteenth Century, is located on Station Road and has been Grade II listed since 1960. All Saints' remains open for Sunday services once a month.