Shipdham

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Shipdham is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". south-south-west of Dereham. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2,145 in 899 households,[1] falling at the 2011 Census to a population of 2,057 in 899 households. It covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert".. It is also known to be the longest village in Norfolk.

The villages name means 'flock of sheep homestead/village'.

The River Yare rises to the east of the village and flows east, while the River Wissey rises to the north and flows westwards.Template:Sfn[2]

Shipdham Airfield (formerly RAF Shipdham) is located east of the village.

The village was struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.[3]

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