Breckland District

Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. About 135,000 people live there. It was created on 1 April 1974. Its council is based in East Dereham.

Breckland District gets its name from the Breckland landscape region. That is a gorse-covered sandy heath of south Norfolk and north Suffolk. The term Breckland is ancient. It is found as early as the 13th century in the form Brakelond.

Breckland District Media

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  Thetford is the largest settlement in the district

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  Attleborough, the third-largest settlement in the district

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  Swaffham, the fourth-largest settlement in the district

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  St Mary’s Church, Watton, the fifth-largest settlement in the district

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  Breckland House, St Nicholas Street, Thetford: Council's area office in Thetford, built 1992.