Roudham

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{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.447|0.876|type:city(50)_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| os_grid_reference = TL955871

| official_name = Roudham

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| static_image = St Andrew Roudham - geograph.org.uk - 1456773.jpg

| static_image_caption = St Andrew's Church, Roudham

| shire_district = Breckland

| shire_county = Norfolk

| region = East of England

| civil_parish = Roudham and Larling

| constituency_westminster = South West Norfolk

| postcode_district = NR16

| postcode_area = NR

| post_town = NORWICH

| dial_code = 01953

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Roudham is a small settlement and former civil parish, now in the parish of Roudham and Larling, in the Breckland district of the county of Norfolk, England. It lies about {{Convert|6|mi|4=0}} north-east of Thetford, to the south of the A11 road towards Norwich.

There are remains of a medieval settlement.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} The Breckland line, opened in 1845, passes just north of Roudham. In 1869, when a branch was built northward to Swaffham, Roudham Junction railway station was opened about {{Convert|2|mi|4=0}} to the west. The branch and the station closed in 1964.

About a mile east of the settlement, next to Harling Road station, is an area of light industry. Among the businesses there is St George's Distillery, a producer of English single malt whisky.

The parish is centred round the ruinous remains of St Andrew's Church, abandoned in 1736 after a destructive fire. Although it stands to this day with all its walls at their original height, the structure of the building is weak.{{Cite web|url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?uid=%27TNF1494%27|title=Norfolk Heritage Explorer|last=Sunley|first=Thomas|date=10 April 2007|website=Norfolk Heritage Explorer|publisher=Norfolk County Council|access-date=24 April 2016}} The church remains a significant monument in the landscape, although due to its weak condition, it has had to be cordoned off due to the danger of it collapsing.

Civil parish

On 1 April 1935, the parish of Larling was merged with Roudham.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10195342|title=Relationships and Changes Roudham AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=7 February 2023}} On 14 August 2000, the new parish was renamed to "Roudham & Larling".{{cite web|url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/wayland.html|title=Wayland Registration District|publisher=UKBMD|accessdate=7 February 2023}} In 1931 the parish of Roudham (prior to the merge) had a population of 151.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10195342/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Roudham AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=7 February 2023}}

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