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Litcham
Litcham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Litcham is located 10 km (6.2 mi) north-east of Swaffham and 40 km (25 mi) west of Norwich, along the B1145.
Litcham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the enclosure homestead.
In the Domesday Book, Litcham is listed as a settlement of 46 households in the hundred of Launditch. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of King William I and Hermer de Ferrers.
From the Fourteenth Century, Litcham Priory stood in the village which served as a hermitage. Today, the medieval stonework has been incorporated into a farmhouse.
In the Eighteenth Century, a windmill stood in Litcham.
According to the 2021 census, Litcham has a population of 593 people which shows a decrease from the 618 people recorded in the 2011 census.
The B1145, between King's Lynn and Mundesley, passes through the village.
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Litcham
Litcham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Litcham is located 10 km (6.2 mi) north-east of Swaffham and 40 km (25 mi) west of Norwich, along the B1145.
Litcham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the enclosure homestead.
In the Domesday Book, Litcham is listed as a settlement of 46 households in the hundred of Launditch. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of King William I and Hermer de Ferrers.
From the Fourteenth Century, Litcham Priory stood in the village which served as a hermitage. Today, the medieval stonework has been incorporated into a farmhouse.
In the Eighteenth Century, a windmill stood in Litcham.
According to the 2021 census, Litcham has a population of 593 people which shows a decrease from the 618 people recorded in the 2011 census.
The B1145, between King's Lynn and Mundesley, passes through the village.