Ormesby St Michael

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Ormesby St Michael
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St Michael, Ormesby St Michael
Ormesby St Michael is located in Norfolk
Ormesby St Michael
Ormesby St Michael
Location within Norfolk
Area4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi)
Population302 (2011)
• Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG475149
Civil parish
  • Ormesby St Michael
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′31″N 1°39′35″E / 52.67523°N 1.65966°E / 52.67523; 1.65966Coordinates: 52°40′31″N 1°39′35″E / 52.67523°N 1.65966°E / 52.67523; 1.65966

Ormesby St Michael is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated 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. Nearby are and , both part of the Trinity Broads within The Broads.[1]

The villages name means 'Omr's farm/settlement'.

The civil parish has an area of 4.21 km2 (1.63 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 297 in 128 households, increasing to 302 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.[3]

Ormesby Manor is a Grade II listed 19th manor house with an Italianate tower.[4]

Ormesby St Michael should not be mistaken for the village of Ormesby St Margaret, which lies some 3 km (1.9 mi) to the east.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  4. ^ "Ormesby Manor particulars". Savills.

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