Roudham

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Roudham is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Roudham and Larling, in the Breckland district of the county of Norfolk, England. It lies about Script error: No such module "convert". north-east of Thetford, to the south of the A11 road towards Norwich.

There are remains of a medieval settlement.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The Breckland line, opened in 1845, passes just north of Roudham. In 1869, when a branch was built northward to Swaffham, Roudham Junction railway station was opened about Script error: No such module "convert". to the west. The branch and the station closed in 1964.

About a mile east of the settlement, next to Harling Road station, is an area of light industry. Among the businesses there is St George's Distillery, a producer of English single malt whisky.

The parish is centred round the ruinous remains of St Andrew's Church, abandoned in 1736 after a destructive fire. Although it stands to this day with all its walls at their original height, the structure of the building is weak.[1] The church remains a significant monument in the landscape, although due to its weak condition, it has had to be cordoned off due to the danger of it collapsing.

Civil parish

On 1 April 1935, the parish of Larling was merged with Roudham.[2] On 14 August 2000, the new parish was renamed to "Roudham & Larling".[3] In 1931 the parish of Roudham (prior to the merge) had a population of 151.[4]

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