NORTH NORFOLK

North Norfolk District
North Norfolk ''Shown within Norfolk''
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 () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	99.2% White
Politics
North Norfolk District Council http://www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
MP:	Norman Lamb

'North Norfolk' is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Cromer.

Contents

History

Composition

References

External links

History

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]

Composition

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

References

1. Councils want their names changed. The Times. August 13, 1973.
2. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). ''Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes''. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

External links

★ North Norfolk District Council

★ North Norfolk Online

★ North Norfolk Inns

★ Gresham's School online