Fakenham

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Fakenham

Total population

7,617

Coordinates52.83°, 0.85°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Fakenham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, about 25 miles north-west of Norwich. The town is at the junction of several local roads, including the A148 from King's Lynn to Cromer, the A1067 to Norwich and the A1065 to Swaffham.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Nearby places in England

• Holt
  11.5 mi away
• Reepham
  11.9 mi away
• Watton
  18 mi away · pop. 7,202
• Wymondham
  20.8 mi away
• Lakenheath
  31.7 mi away
• Acle
  32.1 mi away
• Burgh Le Marsh
  34 mi away
• Chapel St Leonards
  34.6 mi away · pop. 3,384
• Alford
  40.7 mi away
• Gorleston-on-Sea
  40.7 mi away
• Sutton-on-Sea
  40.9 mi away
• Witcham Toll
  42.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Fakenham

Fakenham area shopping studies

Norfolk (England). County Planning Department. · 1985

Employment and migration in the Fakenham Employment Exchange area

Norfolk (England). County Planning Department. · 1960

Memories of Fakenham Lancaster

Jim Baldwin · 2007

Raynhams and Fakenham (South)

Ordnance Survey · 1988

Two post-medieval earthenware pottery groups from Fulmodeston near Fakenham, Norfolk

Peter Wade-Martins · 1983

The story of Fakenham Church

E. F. Morison

North West Norfolk - King's Lynn and Fakenham

Ordnance Survey · 1996

North West Norfolk, King's Lynn and Fakenham

Ordnance Survey · 2012

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Lesser Willow Sawfly

Euura pavida

Seen 2026-09-16

blusher

Amanita rubescens

Seen 2026-09-16

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Seen 2026-09-16

Yellow Pimpernel

Lysimachia nemorum

Seen 2026-09-16

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Seen 2026-09-16

fairy ring marasmius

Marasmius oreades

Seen 2026-09-16

Hook-barred Spearhorn

Chrysotoxum festivum

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers