Blofield

Blofield
Blofield is located in Norfolk
Blofield
Blofield
Location within Norfolk
Area9.41 km2 (3.63 sq mi)
Population3,316 (2011)[1]
• Density352/km2 (910/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG333097
Civil parish
  • Blofield
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR13
Dialling code01603
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°38′06″N 1°26′53″E / 52.635°N 1.448°E / 52.635; 1.448

Blofield is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England. The parish includes Blofield and the hamlets of Blofield Heath and Blofield Corner and, according to the 2001 census, had a population of 3,221, increasing to 3,316 at the 2011 Census. It is on the A47, five miles (8 km) east of Norwich and 14 miles (23 km) west of Great Yarmouth. Since construction of a bypass in 1982, the A47 no longer passes through the village.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.