Towns & cities · East of England
Oxborough
Oxborough — village in Breckland, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Oxborough is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 13 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 228 people. Address: PE33. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Breckland, Norfolk, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.5814°, 0.5708°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breckland Forest SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breckland Farmland SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Oxborough is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, well known for its church and manor house Oxburgh Hall. It covers an area of 13.024 km2 (5.029 sq mi) and had a population of 240 in 106 households in the 2001 census, reducing to a population of 228 in 111 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. The villages name means 'Ox fortification’. The Oxborough dirk, a Bronze Age ceremonial oversize dagger was discovered nearby in 1988. It was acquired for the nation and is now on display in the British Museum.
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- Coordinates
- 52.5814, 0.5708
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Parish
- Oxborough
- Postcode
- PE33
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Population
- 228
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q936210 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Oxborough (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: OxburghHall.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oxborough?
- Oxborough is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode PE33), in the parish of Oxborough.
- Is Oxborough a protected site?
- Yes — Oxborough is part of the Breckland Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Breckland Farmland SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Oxborough free to visit?
- Yes, Oxborough is free to enter.
- How do I get to Oxborough?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE33. It sits within the South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency.