Sovereign state United Kingdom Region East of England Admin HQ East Dereham | Constituent country England Non-metropolitan county Norfolk Area 1,035 km² | |
Status Non-metropolitan district Points of interest Banham Zoo, Redgrave and Lopham, Castle Acre Priory, Oxburgh Hall, Dad's Army Museum Destinations Thetford, Dereham, Swaffham, Watton, Banham - Norfolk | ||
Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in East Dereham. The population of the Local Authority District at the 2011 Census was 130,491.
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Map of Breckland District, UK
Breckland District derives its name from the Breckland landscape region, a gorse-covered sandy heath of south Norfolk and north Suffolk. The term Breckland is ancient, and is found as early as the 13th century in the form Brakelond.
History
Breckland District was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the Borough of Thetford, East Dereham Urban District, Swaffham Urban District, Wayland Rural District, Mitford and Launditch Rural District, and Swaffham Rural District.
Composition
The district is entirely parished, and is made up of 113 civil parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 1,305 km2 (504 sq mi), with a population of 121,418 in 50,715 households.
The district contains the following civil parishes: