Great Dunham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Great Dunham is located north-east of Swaffham and west of Norwich.
History Great Dunham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the larger settlement on the hill.
In the Domesday Book, Great Dunham is listed alongside Little Dunham as a settlement of 76 households in the hundred of South Laundich. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of King William I, Ralph de Tosny and Edmund, son of Payne.
In 1756, a smock mill was built in Great Dunham where it stood until it was burned down in an arson attack in 1840. The mill was replaced with a tower mill which fell into dereliction in 1926, today the mill has been restored.
Dunham Railway Station opened in 1848 on the Lynn and Dereham Railway and was finally closed in 1968.
Geography According to the 2021 census, Great Dunham has a population of 372 people which shows an increase from the 344 people recorded in the 2011 census.
St Andrew's Church Great Dunham's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and dates from the Fifteenth Century. St Andrew's is located within the village on Litcham Road and has been Grade I listed since 1960. The church holds Sunday services once a month.
St Andrew's features stained-glass depicting Christ, Abraham and Saint Andrew designed by James Powell and Sons as well as a Seventeenth Century pulpit and reading desk.
Amenities Great Dunham Primary is a local authority school, the headteacher is Mr. M. Cuenca-Farrow.
Governance Great Dunham is part of the electoral ward of Launditch for local elections and is part of the district of Breckland.
The village's national constituency is Mid Norfolk which has been represented by Conservative's George Freeman MP since 2024.
War Memorial Great Dunham War Memorial is a stone wheel cross in St Mary's Churchyard, the memorial was unveiled by the Reverend Humphrey Barclay MC. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/CommemorationPte.John Hunter9th Bn., Essex Regiment8 August 1918Beacon CemeteryPte.William Hudson10th Bn., Essex Regt.6 November 1917Duhallow ADS CemeteryPte.William F. Yull10th Bn., Essex Regt.29 April 1917St Andrew's ChurchyardPte.Oliver E. Smith18th Bn., Highland Light Infantry8 November 1918Kezelburg CemeteryPte.Charles W. Hey1/5th Bn., Norfolk Regiment12 August 1915Helles MemorialPte.Edward Mason1/5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.3 November 1917Deir al-Balah CemeteryPte.Roland W. W. Reed1/5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.12 August 1915Helles MemorialPte.Arthur Jaggs7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.14 October 1917Arras MemorialPte.Robert J. Warnes8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 July 1916Bray Military CemeteryPte.Arthur Hey8th Bn., Queen's Royal Regiment7 September 1916Heilly Station CemeteryPte.Fredrick G. Cornwell1/8th Bn., Royal Warwickshire Regt.27 August 1917Tyne Cot The following name was added after the Second World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/CommemorationDvr.Rowland J. ClaxtonRoyal Army Service Corps21 September 1944Sint-Oedenrode RC Churchyard
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