Shipdham

Shipdham
Shipdham
	All Saints Church, Shipdham
	Shipdham Location within Norfolk
Area	18.69 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Population	2,057 (2011 census)
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF958073
Civil parish	Shipdham;
District	Breckland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THETFORD
Postcode district	IP25
Dialling code	01362
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Mid Norfolk;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°37′41″N 0°53′38″E / 52.628°N 0.894°E

Shipdham is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) south-south-west of Dereham. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2,145 in 899 households,^[2] falling at the 2011 Census to a population of 2,057 in 899 households. It covers an area of 18.69 km² (7.22 sq mi). It is also known to be the longest village in Norfolk.

The villages name means 'flock of sheep homestead/village'.

The River Yare rises to the east of the village and flows east, while the River Wissey rises to the north and flows westwards.^[3]^[4]

Shipdham Airfield (formerly RAF Shipdham) is located east of the village.

The village was struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.^[5]