North Norfolk
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| North Norfolk District | |
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Shown within Norfolk |
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| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | East of England |
| Admin. County: | Norfolk |
| Area: - Total |
Ranked 29th 965.46 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Cromer |
| ONS code: | 33UF |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2005 est.) - Density |
Ranked 220th 100,200 104 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.2% White |
| Politics | |
| North Norfolk District Council http://www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Liberal Democrats | |
| MP: | Norman Lamb |
North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Cromer.
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The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a merger of Cromer Urban District, North Walsham Urban District, Sheringham Urban District, Wells-next-the-Sea Urban District, Erpingham Rural District, Smallburgh Rural District, and Walsingham Rural District.
The district was originally to be called Pastonacres, but changed its name by resolution of the council and permission of the Secretary of State for Environment before it formally came into existence on April 1, 1974.[1]
The district is entirely parished, and is made up of 121 civil parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 994 km², with a population of 98,382 in 43,502 households.[2]
The district contains the following civil parishes:
- Alby with Thwaite, Aldborough, Antingham, Ashmanhaugh, Aylmerton
- Baconsthorpe, Bacton, Barsham, Barton Turf, Beeston Regis, Binham, Blakeney, Bodham, Briningham, Brinton, Briston, Brumstead
- Catfield, Cley-Next-The-Sea, Colby, Corpusty, Cromer
- Dilham, Dunton
- East Beckham, East Ruston, Edgefield, Erpingham
- Fakenham, Felbrigg, Felmingham, Field Dalling, Fulmodeston
- Gimingham, Great Snoring, Gresham, GuestwickGunthorpe
- Hanworth, Happisburgh, Helhoughton, Hempstead, Hempton, Hickling, High Kelling, Hindolveston, Hindringham, Holkham, Holt, Honing, Horning, Horsey, Hoveton
- Ingham, Ingworth, Itteringham
- Kelling, Kettlestone, Knapton
- Langham, Lessingham, Letheringsett with Glandford, Little Barningham, Little Snoring, Ludham
- Matlaske, Melton Constable, Morston, Mundesley
- Neatishead, Northrepps, North Walsham
- Overstrand
- Paston, Plumstead, Potter Heigham, Pudding Norton
- Raynham, Roughton, West Runton/East Runton, Ryburgh
- Salthouse, Scottow, Sculthorpe, Sea Palling, Sheringham, Sidestrand, Skeyton, Sloley, Smallburgh, Southrepps, Stalham, Stibbard, Stiffkey, Stody, Suffield, Sustead, Sutton, Swafield, Swanton Abbott, Swanton Novers
- Tatterford, Tattersett, Thornage, Thorpe Market, Thurning, Thursford, Trimingham, Trunch, Tunstead
- Upper Sheringham
- Walsingham, Warham, Wells-next-the-Sea, West Beckham, Westwick, Weybourne, Wickmere, Wighton, Witton, Wiveton, Wood Norton, Worstead
- ^ Councils want their names changed. The Times. August 13, 1973.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
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