North Norfolk

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North Norfolk District
District
Cromer, Norfolk, with pier (51725911023).jpg
Cromer, the administrative centre of North Norfolk and the second-largest settlement
North Norfolk UK locator map.svg
Shown within Norfolk
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
Region East of England
Administrative county Norfolk
Formed1 April 1974
Local Government Act 1972
Admin. HQ Cromer
Government
 • TypeNorth Norfolk District Council
 •  Leadership:Leader & Cabinet
 • Executive: Liberal Democrats
 •  MPs: Duncan Baker (C)
Jerome Mayhew (C)
Area
 • Total371.6 sq mi (962.5 km2)
 • Rank 31st
Population
 (2021)
 • Total102,980
 • Rank Ranked 234th
 • Density280/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ONS code 33UF (ONS)
E07000147 (GSS)
Ethnicity99.2% White
Website north-norfolk.gov.uk
North Walsham, the largest settlement in the district Centre of North Walsham - Market Cross - geograph.org.uk - 3286314.jpg
North Walsham, the largest settlement in the district

North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Cromer. The population at the 2011 Census was 101,149. [1]

Contents

Fakenham, best known for Fakenham Racecourse and is the third-largest settlement Market Place, Fakenham - geograph.org.uk - 2682721.jpg
Fakenham, best known for Fakenham Racecourse and is the third-largest settlement

History

The district was formed on 1 April 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 2021 census results found that the local authority area had one of the highest proportions of population over 65 in the England and Wales, at 33.5%. [2]

Wells-next-the-Sea, one of the many coastal towns in the county The Quayside at Wells Next The Sea - geograph.org.uk - 2891597.jpg
Wells-next-the-Sea, one of the many coastal towns in the county

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 1 April 1974. [3]

Holt, the fourth-largest town in the district War Memorial, Holt - geograph.org.uk - 3330824.jpg
Holt, the fourth-largest town in the district

Politics

Elections to the district council are held every four years, with all of the seats on the council up for election every fourth year. The council was run by a Conservative administration, the Conservative party having gained a majority of 8 seats at the 2011 elections, which they increased to 18 at the 2015 elections. However, a series of subsequent by-elections [4] and defections [5] has put the council under No overall control. The council had previously been under Liberal Democrat control from 2003.

In the 2015 elections, the Conservatives won a second successive term after more than doubling their majority to 18. The district is run using the Leader and Cabinet model used by the majority of councils in England and Wales, with the current leader Sarah Bütikofer of the Liberal Democrats having taken over in November, 2018. [6]

Historical composition

ElectionConservativeLiberal DemocratLabourUKIPOtherTotal
1999 1313701346
2003 142800648
2007 163000248
2011 281801148
2015 331500048
2019 63000440
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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. [7]

The district contains the following civil parishes:

Controversies

Almost £389,000 was given to the council's "joint head of paid services", Nick Baker, in the form of an "exit package", reported Private Eye in October 2020. This was £89,000 more than the council had spent purchasing dwellings to support homeless people in 2019/20, the Eastern Daily Press reported. The council's opposition leader, Christopher Cushing, was quoted describing the payment to Baker as "extraordinary". The Press also reported the total cost of so-called "golden goodbyes" for senior council staff had risen to £1.8 million. [8] [9]

Cultural references

The 2013 movie Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa was filmed in the area.

The World of Darkness Parody, Hunter: The Parenting is set in the area.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sheringham</span> Seaside town in Norfolk, England

Sheringham is an English seaside town within the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom. The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban District Council, is Mare Ditat Pinusque Decorat, Latin for "The sea enriches and the pine adorns".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

North Norfolk is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Duncan Baker, a Conservative.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Salthouse</span> Village in Norfolk, England

Salthouse is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the salt marshes of North Norfolk. It is 3.8 miles (6.1 km) north of Holt, 5.4 miles (8.7 km) west of Sheringham and 26.3 miles (42.3 km) north of Norwich. The village is on the A149 coast road between King's Lynn and Great Yarmouth. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The landscape around Salthouse lies within the Norfolk Coast AONB and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast. The civil parish has an area of 6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 196 in 88 households, the population increasing to 201 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ingworth</span> Human settlement in England

Ingworth is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north of Aylsham, 14.3 miles (23.0 km) north of Norwich, 7.3 miles (11.7 km) east of North Walsham and 9 miles (14 km) south-southwest of Cromer. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham, which is located on the Bittern Line between Sheringham and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The village is bypassed by the A140 road, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) to the west. The village and parish of Ingworth had, in the 2001 census, a population of 94. For the purposes of local government, the village falls within the district of North Norfolk. The population taken at the 2011 census remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Erpingham.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Broadland (UK Parliament constituency)</span> UK Parliament constituency in England since 2010

Broadland is a Norfolk constituency, which has been represented in parliament since the 2019 general election by Jerome Mayhew, a Conservative.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mundesley</span> Human settlement in England

Mundesley /ˈmʌndz.li/ is a coastal village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 20.3 miles (32.7 km) north-north east of Norwich, 7.3 miles (11.7 km) south east of Cromer and 136 miles (219 km) north east of London. The village lies 5.6 miles (9.0 km) north-north east of the town of North Walsham. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham, for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich Airport. The village sits astride the B1159 coast road that links Cromer and Caister-on-Sea, and is at the eastern end of the B1145 a route which runs between King's Lynn and Mundesley. Mundesley is within the Norfolk Coast AONB. It has a resident population of around 2,695, measured at 2,758 in the 2011 Census. The River Mun or Mundesley Beck flows into the sea here. On 5 September 2022 Mundesley beach won the North Norfolk District Council Battle of the Beaches to be recognised as the top beach in North Norfolk in a close run off against West Runton beach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little Snoring</span> Village in Norfolk, England

Little Snoring is a village and a civil parish in Norfolk, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">East Beckham</span> Human settlement in England

East Beckham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 23.4 miles (37.7 km) north of Norwich, 5 miles (8 km) south-west of Cromer and 137 miles (220 km) north-east of London. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham, where access to the national rail network can be made via the Bittern Line to Norwich. The nearest Airport is Norwich International Airport. East Beckham is within the area covered by North Norfolk District Council. At the 2011 Census the population was less than 100 and is included with civil parish of West Beckham.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fulmodeston</span> Village in Norfolk, England

Fulmodeston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The Village is 18.3 miles (29.5 km) west south west of Cromer, 23.5 miles (37.8 km) north north west of Norwich and 120 miles (190 km) north north east of London. The village lies 6.6 miles (10.6 km) east of the town of Fakenham. The village is located 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the A148 Fakenham to Cromer road, and is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north of the A1067 Fakenham to Norwich road. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The village and parish of Fulmodeston had in the 2001 census, a population of 431, including Barney and increasing slightly to 442 at the 2011 Census. The civil parish of Fulmodeston has an area of 1,504 Hectares. For the purposes of local government, the village falls within the district of North Norfolk.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">A149 road</span> Road in Norfolk, linking Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth

The A149 is commonly known as "The Coast Road" to local residents and tourists, as this road runs along the North Norfolk coast from King's Lynn to Cromer, via coastal villages.

High Kelling is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Norfolk. The village is located on the A148 road which links Cromer to King's Lynn. The village is 1.7 miles east of the town of Holt, and 7.8 miles west of Cromer. High Kelling is within the area covered by North Norfolk District Council. In the last Census, carried out in 2001, the population of High Kelling was counted as 515, increasing to 636 at the 2011 census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Skeyton</span> Human settlement in England

Skeyton is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village and parish of Skeyton had in the 2001 census a population of 200, increasing slightly to 207 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. Skeyton lies 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the market town of Aylsham, 13.5 miles (21.7 km) south of Cromer, 13.4 miles (21.6 km) north of Norwich and 129 miles (208 km) north-east of London. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Smallburgh</span> Human settlement in England

Smallburgh is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is fourteen miles (21 km) south-east of Cromer, fourteen miles (21 km) north-east of Norwich and 132 miles (212 km) north-east of London. The village lies five miles (8 km) south-east of the nearby town of North Walsham. The nearest railway station is at Worstead for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. At the 2001 census it had a population of 518 in 219 households. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tunstead, Norfolk</span> Human settlement in England

Tunstead is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 10.7 miles north north east of the city of Norwich, 15 miles south south east of Cromer and 129 miles north east of London. Tunstead is 2.5 miles north of the settlements of Wroxham and Hoveton.

Swanton Abbott is a village and civil parish in the district of North Norfolk. It has an area of 4.76 square kilometres (1.84 sq mi) and a population of 565 at the 2011 Census. The village lies 4 miles (6.4 km) south of North Walsham, 15 miles (24 km) south of the seaside town of Cromer and 13.5 miles (21.7 km) north by road from the centre of the city of Norwich, Norfolk's administrative centre.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Norfolk County Council election</span>

The Norfolk County Council election took place on 4 June 2009, coinciding with local elections for all county councils in England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erpingham Rural District</span>

Erpingham Rural District was a rural district in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1974.

References

  1. ↑ "Local Authority District population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Age - Census Maps, ONS". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Councils want their names changed. The Times, 13 August 1973.
  4. ↑ North Norfolk DC [@NorthNorfolkDC] (9 February 2017). "Waterside by election result. Tony Lumbard (Con) 410, Marion Millership (Lib Dem) 649, David Russell (Lab) 41, Barry Whitehouse (UKIP) 77" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Pringle, Eleanor. "Conservatives lose North Norfolk majority as eighth councillor resigns". Eastern Daily Press.
  6. ↑ "New Leader at North Norfolk District Council". north-norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  7. ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 11 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  8. ↑ Private Eye, Issue 1532, p.21
  9. ↑ "Eastern Daily Press".

Coordinates: 52°56′N1°18′E / 52.933°N 1.300°E / 52.933; 1.300

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