Shipdham is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district, in Norfolk, England, approximately 5 miles south-south-west of Dereham. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 2,145 in 899 households, falling at the 2011 Census to a population of 2,057 in 899 households. It covers an area of 18.69 km². It is also known to be the longest village in Norfolk.