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Hockering
Hockering
	St Michael's Church
	Hockering Location within Norfolk
Area	8.10 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Population	711 (2011 census)
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG077130
District	Breckland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DEREHAM
Postcode district	NR20
Dialling code	01603
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Mid Norfolk;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°40′30″N 1°04′16″E / 52.675°N 1.071°E

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Hockering is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 628. By 2007, the district estimated that this had risen to 665. Also Home to Hockering Fc.^[2]

Geography[edit]

The parish has an area of 8.10 square kilometres (3.13 sq mi)^[3] The village is around 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Dereham and around 10 miles (16 km) west of Norwich.

Education[edit]

Hockering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a small village school which takes children from Hockering and surrounding villages. An Ofsted inspection in December 2010 rated Hockering Primary School as good overall and as satisfactory or better in all respects. It was scored as outstanding for the effectiveness of care, guidance and support, for effectiveness of promoting learning and well-being, and for the extent to which children feel safe.^[4]

Administration[edit]

The parish lies in the Elmham and Mattishall division of Norfolk County Council and, between 2009 and 2015 it was represented by Conservative councillor Bill Borrett. Since the 2015 boundary changes it is within the new Upper Wensum ward of Breckland District Council, which is currently represented by two Conservative councillors, Bill Borrett and Gordon Bambridge.^[3]

Notable people[edit]

Lilian Leveridge (1879–1953), teacher, writer

References[edit]

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ "2007/2008 Yearbook – Parish Information". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2009.
^ ^a ^b Hockering parish Archived 10 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Inspection Report, Hockering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: Inspection Report^{[permanent dead link]}, Ofsted, 6–7 December 2010

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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[2] "2007/2008 Yearbook – Parish Information". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2009.

[Hockering_parish-3] Hockering parish Archived 10 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Inspection Report, Hockering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: Inspection Report^{[permanent dead link]}, Ofsted, 6–7 December 2010

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  |population= 711
- | population_ref    = ([[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124649&c=Hockering&d=16&e=62&g=6448218&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1470491543469&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=6 August 2016|publisher= Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
+ | population_ref    = ([[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124649&c=Hockering&d=16&e=62&g=6448218&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1470491543469&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=6 August 2016|publisher= Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
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-'''Hockering''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Norfolk]], England. At the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] the parish had a population of 628. By 2007, the district estimated that this had risen to 665.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breckland.gov.uk/yearbook_parish_information |title=2007/2008 Yearbook - Parish Information |access-date=25 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121120311/http://www.breckland.gov.uk/yearbook_parish_information |archive-date=21 November 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> being measured at 711 in the 2011 Census.
+'''Hockering''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in [[Norfolk]], England. At the [[2001 United Kingdom census|2001 census]] the parish had a population of 628. By 2007, the district estimated that this had risen to 665. Also Home to Hockering Fc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breckland.gov.uk/yearbook_parish_information |title=2007/2008 Yearbook – Parish Information |access-date=25 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121120311/http://www.breckland.gov.uk/yearbook_parish_information |archive-date=21 November 2008 }}</ref>
-The villages name means 'dwellers at the rounded hill' or perhaps, 'rounded hill place'.
 ==Geography==
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 ==Education==
 Hockering [[Church of England]] [[Voluntary Controlled]] Primary School is a small village school which takes children from Hockering and surrounding villages. An [[Ofsted]] inspection in December 2010 rated Hockering Primary School as good overall and as satisfactory or better in all respects. It was scored as outstanding for the effectiveness of care, guidance and support, for effectiveness of promoting learning and well-being, and for the extent to which children feel safe.<ref>[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/download/%28id%29/128754/%28as%29/121094_358927.pdf Inspection Report, Hockering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School: Inspection Report]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Ofsted]], 6–7 December 2010</ref>
-==Amenities==
-Hockering has a fairly wide range of facilities for a village of its size. As well as the school, it has a village hall, a church ([[Church of England|C of E]]), a playing field, a pub and a garage which includes a post office and a shop. Also home to the pride of the Central and South Norfolk Football League Hockering FC.
-==Transport==
-Hockering is just off the [[A47 road|A47]] between [[Norwich]] and [[East Dereham|Dereham]]. It is served by the [[First Norfolk & Suffolk]] X1 bus service from [[Lowestoft]], [[Great Yarmouth]] and Norwich to Dereham, [[King's Lynn]] and [[Peterborough]].
 ==Administration==
 The parish lies in the Elmham and Mattishall division of [[Norfolk County Council]] and, between 2009 and 2015 it was represented by [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] councillor Bill Borrett. Since the 2015 boundary changes it is within the new Upper Wensum ward of [[Breckland District Council]], which is currently represented by two Conservative councillors, Bill Borrett and Gordon Bambridge.<ref name="Hockering parish"/>
+==Notable people==
+* [[Lilian Leveridge]] (1879–1953), teacher, writer
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+{{commons category|Hockering}}
 {{Geographic Location
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 |Southeast = [[Honingham]]
 }}
-==Notable people==
-* [[Lilian Leveridge]] (1879–1953), teacher, writer
-== Notes ==
-{{commons category|Hockering}}
-{{Reflist}}
-http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Hockering
 {{Civil Parishes of Breckland}}
 {{authority control}}