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Fakenham is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It situated on the River Wensum, some 30 km north-east of the larger town of King's Lynn, 30 km south-west of the seaside resort of Cromer, and 40 km north-west of the city of Norwich.[1] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB)Approximate location of Colkirk in the British Isles. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (480 × 640 pixel, file size: 107 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture of the war memorial in Fakenham, Norfolk, England showing the tower of the church of St Peter and St Paul in the background taken by...
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Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified - by Athelstan 967 AD Area - Total 130,395 km² 50,346 sq mi Population - 2007 estimate 50...
A tree-lined section of the River Wensum as it flows through the city of Norwich, seen in July 2005. ...
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Kings Lynn as viewed from across the River Great Ouse Kings Lynn is a town and port in the English county of Norfolk. ...
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The civil parish has an area of 9.04 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 7357 in 3292 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[2] To help compare sizes of different geographic regions, we list here areas between 1 km² (100 hectares) and 10 km² (1000 hectares). ...
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The name Fakenham is Saxon, possibly meaning Fair Place or Place on a Fair River. The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to King Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ...
History
In 1086 Fakenham had only 150 residents. Hempton, on the opposite side of the river, was the larger community and had an abbey that played host to pilgrims on their way to Walsingham. Fakenham became the dominant centre when the abbey was abolished by Henry VIII. Seal of the Medieval Shrine The Anglican National Procession to Walsingham proceeds through the ruined abbey, May 2003. ...
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Its major industry in the 19th and 20th centuries was printing, but the major printworks (Cox and Wyman) closed in the 1970s. Nevertheless, there are still more than ten small printing firms in industrial premises around and near the town. A large number of printing blocks have been set into the surface of the market place as a memorial to this lost industry. For other articles which might have the same name, see Print (disambiguation). ...
Railways Historically, Fakenham had two railway stations. Fakenham West station was on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, and closed in 1959. The site is now a builders depot, although 20 feet of the platform has been preserved. Fakenham East station was on the Great Eastern Railway and closed in the 1960s, although freight carried on until the 1980s. This station site is now sheltered housing. Although now without a railway, the Mid-Norfolk Railway plans to return trains to the town, and intends to build a new station near the Gas Works. The line would link Fakenham to Dereham, Wymondham and Norwich. Another scheme, the Norfolk Orbital Railway plans to link the town to the coast at Sheringham. M&GNJR Badge The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN) was a joint railway owned by the Midland Railway (MR) and the Great Northern Railway (GNR) in eastern England. ...
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The Great Eastern Railway (GER) was formed in 1862 as an amalgamation of the Eastern Counties Railway; and also with several other smaller railways: Norfolk, the Eastern Union, the Newmarket, the Harwich, the East Anglian Light and the East Suffolk; among others. ...
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Recent history In the late 1990s the town was listed by a contributor to the knowhere guide as "the most boring place on Earth"[3]. The contribution was specifically referring to Wednesday afternoon which is 'early closing' in Fakenham. This comment, made by an individual, was taken and quoted out of context as "voted the most boring place on Earth" and very rapidly the story was running in national newspapers with the town council defending the town and spending considerable time, money and effort trying to prove that this was not the case.
Recent investment in Fakenham has seen the town centre being renovated and pedestrianised. It now enjoys a popular Farmers' Market on the morning of the 4th Saturday of each month. Roadside farmers market in Bridgehampton, New York Dutch bell peppers at a farmers market in Montpelier, Vermont A farmers market near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. ...
The town was the base for North Norfolk's very first independent commercial radio station (albeit temporary) in August 1997 (106.9 FTR FM). Other temporary services followed, between November 1998 and May 2001, including FCR 107.2 and Central Norfolk Radio.[4]
Attractions Attractions in the town include a well respected national hunt racecourse, the Museum of Gas and Local History, a small Cinema, a vibrant Flea market held every Thursday and a Farmers Market held monthly. The town is well placed to act as a base for exploring North Norfolk being approximately 15 kilometres from the coast at Wells-next-the-Sea, 30 kilometres from King's Lynn and 35 kilometres from Norwich. National Hunt racing is the name given to the sport of horse racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland where the horses are required to jump over obstacles called hurdles or fences (except in the case of a bumper). The core of the National Hunt season is over the winter...
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A farmers market near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. ...
The quay from the sea wall. ...
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Notable People Famous people from Fakenham include: Henry Buckenham, a Primitive Methodist missionary in South Africa; Thomas Miller, who set up the printing press; Edmund Peckover, a Cromwellian Puritan who established the first bank in the town; John Garrood, who improved the Penny Farthing bicycle; Sir George Edwards, farm workers' leader, and later local MP; and Sir Robert Seppings, a shipwright who was knighted on the Royal Yacht in 1819. This article needs cleanup. ...
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Thomas Miller (1807 - 1874), poet and novelist, of humble parentage, worked in early life as a basket-maker. ...
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1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Other notable people from the town include footballers Ryan Jarvis and Rossi Jarvis of Norwich City. Ryan Jarvis, (born July 11, 1983 in Fakenham, England), is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Norwich City. ...
Rossi Jarvis is a professional footballer who plays for English Championship side Norwich City. ...
Norwich City Football Club are a football team based in Norwich, England. ...
See also The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following. ...
References - ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
- ^ "Inside Information in Fakenham" from The Knowhere Guide
- ^ Radio Authority/Office Of Communications (OFCOM)
December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links Coordinates: 52.82978° N 0.84558° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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