Wiveton

Wiveton
Wiveton church, Norfolk, in 1981
Wiveton is located in Norfolk
Wiveton
Wiveton
Location within Norfolk
Area4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population127 (2011)
• Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG042428
Civil parish
  • Wiveton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHOLT
Postcode districtNR25
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°56′39″N 1°02′21″E / 52.94427°N 1.03909°E / 52.94427; 1.03909

Wiveton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the west bank of the River Glaven, 3 km (1.9 mi) inland from the coast and directly across the river from the village of Cley next the Sea. The larger village of Blakeney is 2 km (1.2 mi) to the west, the town of Cromer is 20 km (12 mi) to the east, and the city of Norwich is 40 km (25 mi) to the south-east.[1]

The civil parish has an area of 4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 158 in 74 households, the population reducing to 127 at the 2011 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[3]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2002) OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central ISBN 0-319-21887-2
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 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