Halvergate

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Halvergate
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Halvergate
Location within Norfolk
Area24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi)
Population607 (2011) [1]
•  Density 25/km2 (65/sq mi)
OS grid reference TG424070
Civil parish
  • Halvergate
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR13
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
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UK
England
Norfolk
52°36′24″N1°34′43″E / 52.60669°N 1.57865°E / 52.60669; 1.57865 Coordinates: 52°36′24″N1°34′43″E / 52.60669°N 1.57865°E / 52.60669; 1.57865

Halvergate is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, north of Reedham, [2] between the Rivers Bure and Yare, within The Broads. To the east of the village is the hamlet of Wickhampton and the Halvergate Marshes, an area of drainage marsh which was the site of the first Environmentally Sensitive Area in the United Kingdom in 1987. [3] [4]

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The villages name origin is uncertain possibly, 'land costing half a heriot'.

The parish covers an area of 24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi) and had a population of 468 in 202 households at the 2001 census, [5] increasing to a population of 607 in 243 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland. The civil parish includes the village of Tunstall.

The long distance footpath named the Weavers' Way passes through Halvergate, and this provides one of the few modes of access to Berney Arms.

The village has a cricket team that plays in the East Anglian Premier League.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN   0-319-23769-9.
  3. ↑ Heaven on earth, Wickhampton, Norfolk, The Guardian , 2004-05-10. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  4. ↑ Broads ESA Archived 2014-02-25 at the Wayback Machine , Natural England. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  5. ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine . Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.

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