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Swaffham

Swaffham is a town in Norfolk, England and is named after an Anglo-Saxon tribe named the "Swaefas".

In the 14th and 15th centuries, the town had a flourishing sheep and wool industry.

The Market Cross was built by Horace Walpole, the 4th Earl of Orford[?].

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