Fritton and St Olaves

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Fritton and St Olaves
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Fritton and St Olaves
Location within Norfolk
Area7.63 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population524 (2011)
  Density 69/km2 (180/sq mi)
OS grid reference TM464997
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Great Yarmouth
Postcode district NR31
Dialling code 01493
UK Parliament
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England
Norfolk
52°32′28″N1°37′59″E / 52.541°N 1.633°E / 52.541; 1.633 Coordinates: 52°32′28″N1°37′59″E / 52.541°N 1.633°E / 52.541; 1.633

Fritton and St Olaves is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish comprises the villages of Fritton and St. Olaves, together with the surrounding rural area. [1]

The civil parish has an area of 7.63 km2 (2.95 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 543 in 236 households, the population reducing to 524 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish today falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. Prior to the 1974 reorganisation of counties in England the entire area of the parish was part of the Lothingland Rural District of Suffolk, with the St Olaves portion part of the parish of Herringfleet and Fritton as a separate parish. [2]

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN   0-319-23769-9.
  2. Parish Summary: Fritton and St Olaves, Norfolk Heritage Explorer, Norfolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-03-13.

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