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| Status | |
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| Type | District council |
| Territory | North Norfolk |
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| HQ | North Norfolk District Council, Council Offices, Holt Road, Cromer, Norfolk, |
| History | |
| Created | 1st April 1974 Local Government Act 1972 |
North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, United Kingdom. Its council is based in Cromer. The council headquarters can be found approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) out of the town of Cromer on the Holt Road.
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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 square kilometres (384 sq mi), 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
| Demographics | |
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| Population: - Total (2007 est.) - Density |
Ranked 219th 100,800 105 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.2% White |
| Politics | |
| North Norfolk District Council http://www.north-norfolk.gov.uk/ |
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| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Liberal Democrat | |
| MP: | Norman Lamb |
- 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
- East Raynham, West Raynham, South 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, Testerton,Thornage, Thorpe Market, Thurgarton,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
- ^ 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.
External links
- North Norfolk District Council
- North Norfolk Online
- Gresham's School online
- Gallery of North Norfolk - Photographs of North Norfolk
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