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| Name | East Bradenham |
| Alt names | Bradeham | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 187 | | Bradenham | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 187; Gazetteer of Great Britain (1999) p 91 | | Brehendam | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 187 |
| Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 52.634°N 0.847°E |
| Located in | Norfolk, England ( - 1952) |
| See also | South Greenhoe Hundred, Norfolk, England | hundred in which it was located | | Swaffham Rural, Norfolk, England | rural district in which it was located 1894-1952 | | Bradenham, Norfolk, England | civil parish into which it was merged in 1952 | | Breckland District, Norfolk, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
East Bradenham was a civil parish in Norfolk, England, until 1952 when it was merged with West Bradenham into a new parish named Bradenham.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of East Bradenham from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:
- "BRADENHAM (East), a parish in Swaffham [registration] district, Norfolk; on the river Wissey, 3¾ miles S of Wendling [railway] station, and 5 SW of East Dereham. Post Town: West Bradenham, under Thetford. Acres: 2,340. Real property: £3,246. Population: 399. Houses: 86. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to Henry S. Adlington, Esq. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value: £278. Patron: H. S. Adlington, Esq. The church is of flint. Charities, £11."
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Categories: Norfolk, England | East Bradenham, Norfolk, England | South Greenhoe Hundred, Norfolk, England | Swaffham Rural, Norfolk, England | Bradenham, Norfolk, England | Breckland District, Norfolk, England |
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