Lexham is a parish consisting of the twin villages of

East Lexham East Lexham is a village and former civil parish in the England, English county of Norfolk. The village is located east of King's Lynn and north-west of Norwich, close to the course of River Nar. In 1931, the parish had a population of 160 resid ...

and West Lexham situated in the

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District of Norfolk 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 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

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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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{{authority control Villages in Norfolk Breckland District Civil parishes in Norfolk