Oxborough
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For other uses, see Oxborough (disambiguation).
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,[2] 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.
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St John's Church, showing its ruined nave at right | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 13.24 km2 (5.11 sq mi) |
Population | 228 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF742012 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KING'S LYNN |
Postcode district | PE33 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
52.5814°N 0.5708°E / 52.5814; 0.5708 |
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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.[3]