Lexham is a parish consisting of the twin villages of
East Lexham and
West Lexham
West Lexham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Lexham, in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is north of the town of Swaffham, west north west of Norwich and north east of London. In 1931 th ...
situated in the
Breckland District of
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
and covers an area of with a population of 157 at the
2001 census. The Lexham villages are just over a mile apart and lie north of
Swaffham
Swaffham () is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland District and English county of Norfolk. It is situated east of King's Lynn and west of Norwich.
The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 6,9 ...
and by road east from
Kings Lynn
King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...
.
It is served by St.Nicholas church in West Lexham and St.Andrews in East Lexham in the Benefice of Litcham. Both churches have
round towers with St.Andrews reputed to be the oldest in the country.
The
Nar Valley Way passes through the villages with a permissive path through the grounds of Lexham Hall estate.
Nar Valley Way
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References
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Villages in Norfolk
Breckland District
Civil parishes in Norfolk