Great Witchingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk about 11 miles (18 km) north-west of Norwich.
It covers an area of 9.12 km2 (3.52 sq mi) and had a population of 564 in 235 households at the 2001 census,[2] including Lenwade but reducing to a population of 496 in 219 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.
Great Witchingham parish contains the hamlet of Lenwade.
The parish church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building dating from the 14th century.[3]
The Norfolk Wildlife Centre and Country Park, a local attraction also known as the Animal Ark, is in Fakenham Road.[4]
Old Witchingham Hall, built in the 16th century, was demolished in the 1980s.[citation needed] It was once the home of John Norris (1734–77), High Sheriff of Norfolk for 1766.[citation needed]
The village is also home to Great Witchingham Cricket Club, who play in the East Anglian Premier League.
^"Civil Parish population 2011". National Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
^Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
^Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1076900)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^Animal Ark Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 25 October 2013
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