Fritton and St Olaves

Fritton and St Olaves
St Edmund's church, Fritton
Fritton and St Olaves is located in Norfolk
Fritton and St Olaves
Fritton and St Olaves
Location within Norfolk
Area7.63 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population524 (2011)
• Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTM464997
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGreat Yarmouth
Postcode districtNR31
Dialling code01493
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°32′28″N 1°37′59″E / 52.541°N 1.633°E / 52.541; 1.633

Fritton and St Olaves is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish comprises the villages of Fritton and St. Olaves, together with the surrounding rural area.[1]

The civil parish has an area of 7.63 km2 (2.95 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 543 in 236 households, the population reducing to 524 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish today falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. Prior to the 1974 reorganisation of counties in England the entire area of the parish was part of the Lothingland Rural District of Suffolk, with the St Olaves portion of the parish of Herringfleet and Fritton as a separate parish.[2]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
  2. ^ Parish Summary: Fritton and St Olaves, Norfolk Heritage Explorer, Norfolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-03-13.