Holt | |
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![]() The war memorial in Holt's market place | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 12.19 km2 (4.71 sq mi) |
Population | 3,810 (2011 census) |
• Density | 313/km2 (810/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG078388 |
• London | 127 miles |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HOLT |
Postcode district | NR25 |
Dialling code | 01263 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Holt is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Norfolk. The town is 22.8 miles (36.7 km) north of the city of Norwich, 9.5 miles (15.3 km) west of Cromer and 35 miles (56 km) east of King's Lynn. The town has a population of 3,550,[1] rising and including the ward to 3,810 at the 2011 census.[2] Holt is within the area covered by North Norfolk District Council. Holt has a heritage railway station; it is the south-western terminus of the preserved North Norfolk Railway, known as the Poppy Line.