Breckland District
Shown within Norfolk
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East of England
Admin. County:	Norfolk
Area: - Total	Ranked 12th 1,305.12 km²
Admin. HQ:	Dereham
ONS code:	33UB
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 152nd 122,153 94 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.5% White
Politics
Breckland District Council http://www.breckland.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Keith Simpson, Gillian Shephard

Breckland is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Dereham.

It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Thetford, the urban districts of East Dereham, and Swaffham, and Wayland Rural District , Mitford and Launditch Rural District and Swaffham Rural District .