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Swaffham

market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk
Place town Q1527491
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Swaffham

Summary

Swaffham is a town[1]. Swaffham ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (790 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swaffham is located in Breckland[3].
  • Swaffham is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Swaffham's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Swaffham's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].
  • Swaffham's instance of is recorded as market town[7].
  • Swaffham's postal code is recorded as PE37[8].
  • Swaffham's Commons category is recorded as Swaffham[9].
  • Swaffham's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[10].
  • Swaffham's local dialing code is recorded as 01760[11].
  • Swaffham's OS grid reference is recorded as TF815095[12].
  • Swaffham's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.652894444444, 'lon': 0.68428611111111}[13].
  • Swaffham's authority is recorded as Swaffham Town Council[14].
  • Swaffham's official website is recorded as http://www.swaffhamtowncouncil.co.uk/[15].
  • Swaffham's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Swaffham[16].
  • Swaffham has a population of {'amount': '+8565'}[17].
  • Swaffham has a population of {'amount': '+6935'}[18].
  • Swaffham has a population of {'amount': '+7258'}[19].
  • Swaffham's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • Swaffham covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+29.6'}[21].
  • Swaffham's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Swaffham[22].
  • Swaffham's historic county is recorded as Norfolk[23].

Body

Geography

Swaffham is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Swaffham is located in Breckland[3].

Physical Characteristics

Swaffham covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+29.6'}[21]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8565'}[17], {'amount': '+6935'}[18], and {'amount': '+7258'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[5], civil parish[6], and market town[7].

Why It Matters

Swaffham ranks in the top 4% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (790 views/month).[2] Swaffham has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Swaffham is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Breckland
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 52.652894444444, 'lon': 0.68428611111111}
    Official website → http://www.swaffhamtowncouncil.co.uk/
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Swaffham
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48912|batch #48912]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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