Great Hockham
Great Hockham is a village in the English county of Norfolk within the civil parish of Hockham , though the distinction between village and parish may now be moot as there is evidence to suggest that the other village in the parish, Little Hockham, consists only of a farmhouse.[1]
| Great Hockham | |
|---|---|
 Holy Trinity, Great Hockham | |
  Great Hockham Location within Norfolk | |
| OS grid reference | TL9534192573 |
| Civil parish | |
| District |
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| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Thetford |
| Postcode district | IP24 |
| Dialling code | 01953 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
The village lies 8 miles (13 km) north east of Thetford and 24 miles (39 km) by road south west from Norwich.
It is served by Holy Trinity church[2] in the Benefice of Wayland Group.[3]
Notable residents
- The crime novelist Christopher Bush (1885-1973), who also wrote six novels about Breckland life under the pen name Michael Home, was born in Great Hockham.[4]
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Great Hockham. |
- "Little Hockham". Archived from the original on 17 July 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
- Norfolk churches
- Benefice of Wayland Group
- Michael Home
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