FAKENHAM-LANCASTER, a market-town and parish of England, county of Norfolk, on the banks of the Wensum, 24 miles N.W. of Norwich, and 109 miles from London. It formerly possessed a considerable trade in hand-made woollen goods, which, however, has gradually disappeared since the application of machinery to the manufacture of worsteds. The parish church is a very handsome edifice. The surrounding country is remarkable for its fertility, especially in wheat. Market-day, Thursday. Pop. of parish (1851) 2240.