Fakenham
Fakenham is a market town as well as civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, around 19 miles (31 kilometres) north eastern of King's Lynn, 19 miles (31 kilometres) southern west of Cromer, and also 25 miles (40 kilometres) north west of Norwich. The civil parish has an area of 3.49 sq mi (9.0 km2) and in the 2001 census had a population of 7,357 in 3,292 families, the population increasing to 7,617 at the 2011 census. For the functions of local government, the church falls within the district of North Norfolk. The name Fakenham is Saxon, perhaps indicating Fair Place/Place on a Fair River, or Community (Ham) on the river (Ken) Fa/Fair (Fa).