Broadland

Broadland District
Shown within Norfolk
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East of England
Admin. County:	Norfolk
Area: - Total	Ranked 83rd 552.40 km²
Admin. HQ:	Thorpe St Andrew
ONS code:	33UC
Demographics
Population: - Total (2007 est.) - Density	Ranked 164th 123,000 223 / km²
Ethnicity:	98.8% White
Politics
Broadland District Council http://www.broadland.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Chloe Smith, Keith Simpson

Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew, which is a suburb of the City of Norwich.

History

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of St. Faiths and Aylsham Rural District and part of Blofield and Flegg Rural District.

Composition

The district is entirely parished, and is made up of 65 civil parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 546 km², with a population of 118,513 in 50,009 households.^[1]

The district contains the following civil parishes:

• Acle, Alderford, Attlebridge, Aylsham
• Beeston St. Andrew, Beighton, Belaugh, Blickling, Blofield, Booton, Brampton, Brandiston, Brundall, Burgh and Tuttington, Buxton Lammas, Buxton
• Cantley, Cawston, Coltishall, Crostwick
• Drayton
• Felthorpe, Foulsham, Freethorpe, Frettenham
• Great Plumstead, Great Witchingham, Guestwick
• Hainford, Halvergate, Haveringland, Hellesdon, Hemblington, Hevingham, Heydon, Honingham, Horsford, Horsham St Faith, Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith, Horstead with Stanninghall
• Lingwood and Burlingham, Little Plumstead, Little Witchingham
• Marsham, Morton on the Hill
• Old Catton, Oulton
• Postwick with Witton
• Rackheath, Reedham, Reepham, Ringland
• Salhouse, Salle, South Walsham, Spixworth, Sprowston, Stratton Strawless, Strumpshaw, Swannington
• Taverham, Themelthorpe, Thorpe St. Andrew
• Upton with Fishley
• Weston Longville, Woodbastwick, Wood Dalling, Wroxham

References

1. ^ 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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