Attleborough is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England situated between Norwich and Thetford. The parish falls within the district of Breckland and has an area of 21.90 km² with a Mainline train service to both Norwich and Cambridge. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 9702 distributed between 4185 households. The town is served by Attleborough railway station. There are four schools in the town: Attleborough High School and Attleborough Infant School which reside on Norwich Road, Attleborough Junior School on the Besthorpe Road and a Special Needs school, Chapel Road School, named after its location. A new education centre recently opened within the town on Norwich Road.