| Herringfleet | |
|---|---|
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  Herringfleet Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 50 (2011 est.)[2] |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM475980 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lowestoft |
| Postcode district | NR32 |
| Dialling code | 01502 |
| UK Parliament | |
Herringfleet is a place and former civil parish, now in the parish of Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet, in the East Suffolk district, in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-west of Lowestoft. The parish was combined with Somerleyton and Ashby to create the parish of "Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet" on 1 April 1987.[3]
The western edge of Herringfleet is marked by the River Waveney. Prior to local government reorganisation in 1974, the former parish included the village of St Olaves to the north. This was combined with the parish of Fritton and the new parish of Fritton and St Olaves transferred to the county of Norfolk. Previously the entire area south and east of the River Waveney was part of Suffolk.[1][4]
Prior to the loss of St Olaves, the population of the former parish was 262 at the 1961 United Kingdom census.[1] At the 1981 census it was 58[a] and the current population of Herringfleet is estimated to be around 50.[1][2] There is no village centre, with the population spread across a number of scattered farms and small settlements. Much of the land within the area of the former parish is owned by the Somerleyton Estate.[2][5][6]
- ^ a b c d Herringfleet, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ a b c Our area, ASH Villages, Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet parish council. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ The Waveney (Parishes) Order 1987 Archived 28 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ Clapham L (2014) The day six Suffolk villages moved into Norfolk – and it definitely wasn't an April Fools' joke, Eastern Daily Press, 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- ^ Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet Archived 30 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ Lound with Ashby, Herringfleet and Somerleyton Neighbourhood Plan, Lound Parish Council, 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
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