Coordinates: 52°48′04″N 0°50′32″E / 52.80108°N 0.84223°E
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  Colkirk
 Colkirk shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 10.60 km2 (4.09 sq mi) |
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| Population | 547 (2001 census) |
| - Density | 52 /km2 (130 /sq mi) |
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| Parish | Colkirk |
| District | Breckland |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | FAKENHAM |
| Postcode district | NR21 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| Website: http://www.colkirk-norfolk.co.uk/ | |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Colkirk is a village (population 547[1]) situated about two miles south of Fakenham in the county of Norfolk, England. Dating from at least the time of the Domesday Book the village currently has about 500 inhabitants living in about 200 dwellings. The village has a church, (St. Mary's), in the north west corner of the village, a Village Hall, a church pond (known as the Church Pit in Norfolk dialect), a Camping Land (land once used for the game Camping, "camp" meaning battle in Old English). There is also a thriving village school for students from the age of four to eleven, a lively village Pub called "The Crown" and a playing field for soccer, cricket, rounders and school sports days.
The village lies close to the source of the River Wensum which is between Colkirk, Oxwick and Whissonsett.
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes."
- ^ Much of this text is from a 1961 presentation to Colkirk Women's Institute by Paul Routledge.
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