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 | |
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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 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.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Holmes_Hale_station_complex.jpg/220px-Holmes_Hale_station_complex.jpg)
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Holmes_Hale_station.jpg/220px-Holmes_Hale_station.jpg)
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]
References[edit]
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ Norfolk churches
- ^ Necton Benefice
- ^ NGS
- ^ ADSL stats