Fakenham
Fakenham is a market community as well as civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, around 19 miles (31 kilometres) north east of King's Lynn, 19 miles (31 kilometres) south west of Cromer, as well as 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 homes, the population increasing to 7,617 at the 2011 census. For the objectives of city government, the church falls within the district of North Norfolk. The name Fakenham is Saxon, possibly meaning Fair Place/Place on a Fair River, or Community (Ham) on the river (Ken) Fa/Fair (Fa).