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{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|coordinates = {{coord|52.52162|0.66638|display=inline,title}}
|os_grid_reference= TL809948
|official_name =Ickburgh
|population = 309
|population_ref = (2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11124960&c=Ickburgh&d=16&e=62&g=6482413&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1470136608605&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=2 August 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 12.21
| shire_district= [[Breckland (district)|Breckland]]
|shire_county= [[Norfolk]]
|region= East of England
|constituency_westminster= [[South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Norfolk]]
|post_town= THETFORD
|postcode_district = IP26
|postcode_area= IP
|dial_code= 01842
|static_image = St Peter's Church, Ickburgh, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 822838.jpg
|static_image_width = 240px
|static_image_caption= St Peter's Church, Ickburgh
}}
[[File:UK Ickburgh.jpg|thumb|left|Signpost in Ickburgh]]
'''Ickburgh''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] [[Counties of England|county]] of [[Norfolk]]. The villages name means 'Ic(c)a's fortification'.
== Location ==
It is situated on the [[A1065 road|A1065 Mildenhall to Fakenham road]], some {{convert|5.5|mi}} north of [[Brandon, Suffolk|Brandon]] and {{convert|9|mi}} south of [[Swaffham]]. The village is {{convert|36|mi}} from the city of [[Norwich]] and {{convert|89|mi}} from [[London]].<ref name="osnncc">{{cite web|publisher=Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council |year=2001 |url=http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 February 2017 |title=Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes |access-date=20 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>Distances are "by road" and derived using "[https://maps.google.com/ Google Maps]". Retrieved on 2009-01-14.</ref>
== Population ==
The population (including [[Cranwich]]) and [[Didlington]] was 309 in 134 households at the 2011 Census.
The  parish has an area of {{convert|1221|ha}} and in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] had a population of 245 in 99 households.
== Surroundings ==
The parish shares boundaries with the adjacent parishes of [[Hilborough]], [[Foulden, Norfolk|Foulden]], Didlington, [[Mundford]], [[Lynford]] and [[Stanford, Norfolk|Stanford]]. The parish falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Breckland (district)|Breckland]]. Local government responsibilities are shared between the parish, district and county councils.<ref name="osnncc" /><ref name="osem">{{cite web | url = http://www.election-maps.co.uk/ | title = Election Maps | publisher = Ordnance Survey | access-date = 2009-01-14 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080307072911/http://www.election-maps.co.uk/ | archive-date = 7 March 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
==References==
{{Commons category|Ickburgh}}
{{Reflist}}
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Ickburgh
{{Civil Parishes of Breckland}}
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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Breckland District]]
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