Swaffham is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The town is situated 12 mi (19 km) east of King's Lynn and 31 mi (50 km) west of Norwich.The civil parish has an area of 11.42 sq mi (29.6 km2) and in the 2001 census had a population of 6,935 in 3,130 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.