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    Breckland is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Dereham, although the largest town is Thetford. The district also...
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    Breckland in Norfolk and Suffolk is a 39,433 hectare Special Protection Area (SPA) under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds...
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  • Breckland District Council in Norfolk, England, is elected every four years. 1973 Breckland District Council election 1976 Breckland District Council...
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    The 2023 Breckland District Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Breckland District Council in England. This was on the same...
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    Thetford (category Breckland District)
    Thetford is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland District of Norfolk, England. It is on the A11 road between Norwich and London, just east of...
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    Dereham (category Breckland District)
    known historically as East Dereham, is a town and civil parish in the Breckland District of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A47 road,...
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    Frederick Duleep Singh (category People from Breckland District)
    Prince Frederick Victor Duleep Singh, MVO, TD, FSA (23 January 1868 – 15 August 1926), also known as Prince Freddy, was a younger son of Sir Duleep Singh...
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    H. Rider Haggard (category People from Breckland District)
    Sir Henry Rider Haggard KBE (/ˈhæɡərd/; 22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly...
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    tier district councils: Breckland District, Broadland District, Great Yarmouth Borough, King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough, North Norfolk District, Norwich...
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    Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (category People from Breckland District)
    Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, KG (10 March 1536 or 1538 – 2 June 1572), was an English nobleman and politician. He was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth...
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    Swaffham (category Breckland District)
    Swaffham (/ˈswɒfəm/) is a market town and civil parish in the Breckland District and English county of Norfolk. It is situated 12 miles (19 kilometres)...
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    1986—and move to a temporary location at Yaxham station. In 1987 Breckland District Council bought the station at County School, and granted the F&DRS...
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    Grime's Graves (category Breckland District)
    Interest and a Geological Conservation Review site. It is part of the Breckland Special Area of Conservation and Special Protection Area. In order to...
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    The 2015 Breckland District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Breckland District Council in England. This was on the same...
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    Thetford Forest (category Breckland District)
    Forestry England. The creation of the forest destroyed much of the typical Breckland environment of gorse and sandy ridges, ending the frequent sand blows...
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    Jim Chapman (YouTuber) (category People from Breckland District)
    Jim Chapman (born 28 December 1987) is an English YouTuber and writer. Chapman began posting videos on his YouTube channel in 2010, and released his first...
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    Snetterton Circuit (category Breckland District)
    Snetterton Circuit is a motor racing course in Norfolk, England, originally opened in 1953. Owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation,...
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    Oxburgh Hall (category Breckland District)
    Oxburgh Hall is a moated country house in Oxborough, Norfolk, England. The hall was built for Sir Edmund Bedingfeld who obtained a licence to crenellate...
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    The 2019 Breckland District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Breckland District Council in England. This was on the same...
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    Attleborough (category Breckland District)
    Norwich and Thetford in Norfolk, England. The parish is in the district of Breckland and has an area of 21.9 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi). The 2001...
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    Watton, Norfolk (category Breckland District)
    Watton is a market town in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about 25 miles (40 km) west-southwest of Norwich and 15 miles (24 km) northeast...
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    River Yare (category Breckland District)
    The River Yare is a river in the English county of Norfolk. In its lower reaches it is one of the principal navigable waterways of The Broads and connects...
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  • The 2003 Breckland District Council election was part of the UK's 2003 local elections. All 54 seats were up for election. The Conservatives retained control...
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  • Andrew Fountaine (category People from Breckland District)
    Andrew Fountaine (7 December 1918 – 14 September 1997) was an activist involved in the British far right. After military service in a number of conflicts...
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    John Robert Osborn (category People from Breckland District)
    Company Sergeant Major John Robert Osborn, VC (2 January 1899 − 19 December 1941) was a Canadian soldier. Osborn was a recipient of the Victoria Cross...
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  • Mary Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney (category People from Breckland District)
    Mary Rothes Margaret Cecil, 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney, OBE (née Mary Rothes Margaret Tyssen-Amherst; 25 April 1857 – 21 December 1919, also known...
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  • Frank Beck (British Army officer) (category People from Breckland District)
    Captain Frank Reginald Beck, MVO (3 May 1861 – 12 August 1915) was a land agent to the British royal family. He helped to form a volunteer company comprising...
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    Robert Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth (category People from Breckland District)
    Robert Monsey Rolfe, 1st Baron Cranworth, PC (18 December 1790 – 26 July 1868) was a British lawyer and Liberal politician. He twice served as Lord High...
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  • buildings in England. This page is a list of these buildings in the district of Breckland in Norfolk. Grade I listed buildings in Norfolk Grade I listed buildings...
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    The 2011 Breckland District Council election was part of the UK's 2011 local elections. All 54 seats were up for election. The Conservatives retained control...
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