Breckland District

Breckland is a local government district in , England. Its council is based in , although the largest town is . The district also includes the towns of , and , along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Locality with 137,000 residents
  • Description: non-metropolitan district in Norfolk, England
  • Also known as: “Breckland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watton Library and Wayland Hall.

Library
Photo: David Pashley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Town hall
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Watton Town Hall, is a community events venue in Middle Street, , England: the structure, which also accommodates a local history museum, is a grade II listed building.

Church
Photo: Bill Sibley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Watton and Ashill.

Town
Photo: Deben Dave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a market town in the Breckland district of , England, about 25 miles west-southwest of and 15 miles northeast of . The annual Wayland Agricultural Show in its west is one of the oldest one-day such shows in England.

Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in Breckland, , England. The civil parish had a population of 1,508 at the 2021 Census. Its historic centre includes a green and duck pond, and the parish church, the Church of St Nicholas, is a Grade I listed medieval building.

Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a civil parish in the English county of . It covers an area of 6.44 km2 and had a population of 239 in 92 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 256 in 101 households at the 2011 Census.

Breckland District

Latitude
52.5899° or 52° 35′ 24″ north
Longitude
0.8212° or 0° 49′ 16″ east
Population
137,000
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Open location code
9F42HRQC+XF
Geo­Names ID
7290594
Wiki­data ID
Q488142
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Yue Chinese—“Breckland District” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Брэкленд”
  • Cebuano: “Breckland District”
  • Chinese: “Breckland”
  • Chinese: “佈列克蘭”
  • Chinese: “佈列克蘭區”
  • Chinese: “布列克蘭區”
  • Dutch: “Breckland”
  • French: “Breckland”
  • German: “Breckland”
  • Irish: “Breckland”
  • Italian: “Breckland”
  • Japanese: “ブレックランド”
  • Korean: “브레클랜드”
  • Latvian: “Breklenda”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Breckland”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Breckland”
  • Norwegian: “Breckland”
  • Polish: “Breckland”
  • Romanian: “Breckland”
  • Russian: “Брекленд”
  • Slovenian: “Breckland”
  • Spanish: “Breckland”
  • Swedish: “Breckland District”
  • Ukrainian: “Брекленд”
  • Urdu: “بریکلینڈ ضلع”
  • Welsh: “Ardal Breckland”
  • Yue Chinese: “佈列克蘭”
  • “Breckland”

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Notable Places Nearby

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