Swaffham
Swaffham is a picturesque market town in the west of Norfolk. It became famous as one of the principal filming locations for the ITV television series Kingdom from 2007 to 2009.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St Peter and St Paul and Methodist Church.
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
School
The Nicholas Hamond Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Swaffham, Norfolk, England. The present-day school was the product of a merger of the local grammar and secondary modern schools in 1977.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Pickenham and South Acre.
North Pickenham
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Pickenham is a village in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England. It lies three miles from the Georgian market town of Swaffham. North Pickenham is situated 3½ miles southeast of Swaffham.
South Acre
Village
South Acre is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village has almost disappeared, but the remnants are located about 1 km south-west of Castle Acre, 8 km north of the town of Swaffham, 20 km east of the town of King's Lynn and 50 km west of the city of Norwich. South Acre is situated 3½ miles north of Swaffham.
Swaffham
- Type: Locality
- Location: Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6475° or 52° 38′ 51″ northLongitude
0.6768° or 0° 40′ 37″ eastElevation
243 feet (74 metres)Open location code
9F42JMXG+2PGeoNames ID
7295627
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