North Tuddenham

North Tuddenham
North Tuddenham
	St Mary the Virgin church, North Tuddenham
	North Tuddenham Location within Norfolk
Area	9.41 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population	335 (2011)
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG038141
Civil parish	North Tuddenham;
District	Breckland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Dereham
Postcode district	NR20
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°41′11″N 1°00′53″E / 52.6863°N 1.0148°E

North Tuddenham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, North Tuddenham is 3 miles (4.8 km) east of East Dereham, and is close to the A47 road.

The parish church is dedicated to St Mary.^[2]

The villages name means 'Tuda's homestead/village'.

It covers an area of 9.41 km² (3.63 sq mi) and had a population of 305 in 121 households at the 2001 census,^[3] increasing to a population of 335 in 138 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the Upper Wensum Ward of Breckland District Council and the Elmham and Mattishall Division of Norfolk County Council.

RAF Tuddenham is nearby: in 1944, a USAAF B24 bomber, assembling for what would become an aborted mission due to weather conditions, lost a wing and crashed at North Tuddenham, killing eight of the 10 crew members. A memorial plaque is in St Mary's church. ^[4] The incident is also commemorated in a village flag, designed by a local school student, Esme Okan, in 2021. ^[5]