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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  • Type: Locality with 137,000 residents
  • Description: non-metropolitan district in Norfolk, England
  • Also known as: “Breckland”

Places of Interest

Highlights: 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…

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…

Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in Breckland, , England.

Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a civil parish in the English county of .

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: “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”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Saham Toney and Saham Hills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Saham Mere and Saham Wood.

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Worth a closer look: Norwich and Great Yarmouth.

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