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Holme Hale
Human settlement in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Holme Hale is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 1069 hectares (4.13 square miles) with an estimated population of 444 as of UK census 2001.[1] The village lies 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south of Necton and 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) by road east from Swaffham.
Holme Hale | |
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![]() Church Of St. Andrew, Holme Hale | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi) |
Population | 444 UK census 2001 |
• Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF88420724 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | THETFORD |
Postcode district | IP25 |
Dialling code | 01760 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
52.63019°N 0.78264°E / 52.63019; 0.78264 |
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Holme Hale is served by St Andrews church[2] in the Benefice of Necton.[3]
It once had a railway station on the line between Swaffham and Thetford. The station and goods sheds are now private dwellings and form part of the satellite hamlet of Holme Hale Station Road.
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Holme Hale Hall opens its gardens for the charitable NGS.[4]
Holme Hale hosts an ADSL broadband enabled telephone exchange serving approx. 1,464 residential premises and 59 non-residential premises.[5]