Population 1,270 (2011 census) Civil parish Old Buckenham Country England Area 20.06 km² District Breckland District UK parliament constituency South West Norfolk | OS grid reference TM0691 Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Norfolk Dialling code 01953 | |
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Old Buckenham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately 29 km (18 mi) south-west of Norwich. It covers an area of 20.06 km2 (7.75 sq mi) and had a population of 1,294 in 658 households at the 2001 census falluing to a population of 1,270 living in 529 households at the census 2011. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
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Map of Old Buckenham, UK
Toponymy
Old Buckenham was listed as Bucham, Buccham or Bucheham in the 1068 Domesday Book. The name comes from the Old English for "homestead of a man called Bucca".
Nineteenth century
During the nineteenth century there was a small Sandemanian community in the village which the natural philosopher Michael Faraday visited many times in the 1850s and 1860s.
Governance
Old Buckenham is in the Buckenham ward of the district of Breckland. It is part of the constituency of South West Norfolk, represented at parliament by Conservative MP Elizabeth Truss. It is part of the East of England constituency of the European Parliament.
Geography
Old Buckenham is in the southern part of the county of Norfolk, approximately 29 km (18 mi) south-west of Norwich and about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of its post town, Attleborough. Nearby villages include New Buckenham, Puddledock, Wilby and Banham.
Old Buckenham Airport lies to the north-west of the village. The remains of Old Buckenham Castle and Old Buckenham Priory are nearby.
Old Buckenham Windmill is a preserved towermill built in 1818, originally having 8 common sails but now having four patent sails. It is well known in the mill world for having the largest windmill circumference in Britain and housed five pairs of stones. The granary next door had four pairs driven by a steam (later oil) engine. The mill is open several times a year.
Education
Old Buckenham has a high school (Old Buckenham High School), and a primary school.