North Pickenham

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North Pickenham (52°37'40.00"N 0°45'12.00"E) is a village in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk in the United Kingdom.

North Pickenham is three miles, as the crow flies, from the Georgian market town of Swaffham. The River Wissey cuts through the village and South Pickenham is two miles away through pretty, narrow country lanes. North Pickenham has a school,^[1] church ^[2] and a freehouse pub called The Blue Lion.^[3] It is near to the lost village of Houghton on the Hill with the restored church of St Mary's.^[4] The former Royal Air Force base, RAF North Pickenham, was located nearby. This is now the site of a turkey farm owned by Bernard Matthews ^[5] and an eight-turbine wind farm.

The Peddars Way footpath runs through the village.

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Turbine at the old airfield site	St. Mary's at Houghton on the Hill	Local view with turbines in the mist	Traditional Norfolk local direction sign
The Blue Lion pub, North Pickenham	St. Andrew's church, North Pickenham	Village sign	Big Norfolk skies