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Hockham
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.
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.
Hockham Hall was built in 1702 by Philip Ryley and was built on the old site of a medieval tithe barn.
There remains of the Royal Observer Corps Orlit post which has been vandalised since it was abandoned.
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.
The A1075, between Thetford and Dereham, passes through Great Hockham.
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Hockham
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.
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.
Hockham Hall was built in 1702 by Philip Ryley and was built on the old site of a medieval tithe barn.
There remains of the Royal Observer Corps Orlit post which has been vandalised since it was abandoned.
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.
The A1075, between Thetford and Dereham, passes through Great Hockham.