Holme Hale

Holme Hale
Church Of St. Andrew, Holme Hale
Holme Hale Location within Norfolk
Area	10.69 km2 (4.13 sq mi)
Population	444  UK census 2001
•  Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF88420724
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THETFORD
Postcode district	IP25
Dialling code	01760
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk
List of places UK England 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 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+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south of Necton and 5+1⁄2 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

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]

References

1. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
2. Norfolk churches
3. Necton Benefice
4. NGS
5. ADSL stats