Fakenham
Fakenham is a market town as well as civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is located on the River Wensum, about 19 miles (31 kilometres) north east of King's Lynn, 19 miles (31 kilometres) south west of Cromer, and also 25 miles (40 kilometres) north west of Norwich. The civil parish has a location of 3.49 sq mi (9.0 km2) and in the 2001 census had a population of 7,357 in 3,292 houses, the population increasing to 7,617 at the 2011 census. For the objectives of local government, the church drops within the district of North Norfolk. The name Fakenham is Saxon, potentially meaning Fair Place/Place on a Fair River, or Community (Ham) on the river (Ken) Fa/Fair (Fa).