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Belton with Browston | |
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Belton's medieval church | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 8.36 km2 (3.23 sq mi) |
Population | 3,805 (2011) |
• Density | 455/km2 (1,180/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG 481 029 |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GREAT YARMOUTH |
Postcode district | NR31 |
Dialling code | 01493 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Belton with Browston is a civil parish in the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. Historically part of Suffolk, the parish consists of the villages of Belton and Browston Green, and is situated some 5 miles (8 km) south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 61⁄4 miles (10 km) north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft.[1]
The civil parish has an area of 3.23 square miles (8.36 square km) and in the 2001 census had a population of 4,098 in 1,589 households, the population reducing to 3,805 at the 2011 Census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish today falls within the borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk; however, prior to the Local Government Act 1972, the parish was within Lothingland Rural District in Suffolk[2][3]. It is connected to Yarmouth by bus services 6B and 7 and to Norwich by the X11 service, operated by First Norfolk & Suffolk.