Coordinates: 52°36′24″N 1°34′43″E / 52.60669°N 1.57865°E
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  Halvergate
 Halvergate shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi) |
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| Population | 468 |
| - Density | 19 /km2 (49 /sq mi) |
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| Parish | Halvergate |
| District | Broadland |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR13 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Halvergate is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, north of Reedham.[1], halfway between the Rivers Bure and Yare, within The Broads National Park.
It covers an area of 24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi) and had a population of 468 in 202 households as of the 2001 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.
The name Halvergate is said[by whom?] to have originated from Hell's fire gate
The long distance footpath named the Weaver's Way passes through Halvergate, and this provides one of the few modes of access to Berney Arms village, railway station and mill.
To the east of the village are the Halvergate Marshes.
The village has a football team Halvergate United which plays in the Anglian Combination Premier Division.
Notes
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
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