Fleggburgh

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Fleggburgh
St Margaret, Burgh St Margaret, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 312304.jpg
St Margaret, Fleggburgh
Fleggburgh is located in Norfolk
Fleggburgh
Fleggburgh
Location within Norfolk
Area12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi)
Population948 (2011)
• Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG445140
Civil parish
  • Fleggburgh
District
  • Great Yarmouth
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGREAT YARMOUTH
Postcode districtNR29
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°40′07″N 1°36′53″E / 52.66852°N 1.61471°E / 52.66852; 1.61471Coordinates: 52°40′07″N 1°36′53″E / 52.66852°N 1.61471°E / 52.66852; 1.61471

Fleggburgh is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, sometimes also known as Burgh St Margaret. It is situated to the west of the Trinity Broads complex within the Broads National Park, some 12 km (7.5 mi) north-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 25 km (16 mi) east of the city of Norwich.[1]

The civil parish, which includes the villages of Billockby and Clippesby, has an area of 12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 909 in 397 households, the population increasing to 948 in the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.[3]

Fleggburgh lies between Acle and Great Yarmouth. It has two churches, one of which burnt down in the 18th century, and one primary school.[citation needed]

Governance[]

An electoral ward in the same ward exists. This ward stretches south to Mautby with a total population taken in the 2011 census of 2,426.[4]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  4. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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