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Holme Hale
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Church Of St. Andrew, Holme Hale
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Holme Hale
Location within Norfolk
Area10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Population444  UK census 2001
  Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid reference TF88420724
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town THETFORD
Postcode district IP25
Dialling code 01760
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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Norfolk
52°37′49″N0°46′58″E / 52.63019°N 0.78264°E / 52.63019; 0.78264
Sign at the entrance to Holme Hale village Holme Hale village sign.jpg
Sign at the entrance to Holme Hale village

Holme Hale is a village situated in the Breckland District of Norfolk and covers an area of 1069 hectares (4.13 square miles) with an estimated population of 444 as of UK census 2001. [1] The village lies 1+12 miles (2.4 km) south of Necton and 5+12 miles (8.9 km) by road east from Swaffham.

Holme Hale is served by St Andrew's church [2] in the Benefice of Necton. [3]

It once had a railway station on the line between Swaffham and Thetford. The station and goods sheds are now private dwellings and form part of the satellite hamlet of Holme Hale Station Road.

Holme Hale station buildings Holmes Hale station complex.jpg
Holme Hale station buildings
The now disused Holme Hale station building Holmes Hale station.jpg
The now disused Holme Hale station building

Holme Hale Hall opens its gardens for the charitable NGS. [4]

Holme Hale hosts an ADSL broadband enabled telephone exchange serving approx. 1,464 residential premises and 59 non-residential premises. [5]

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