| Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby | |
|---|---|
  Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 7.32 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,974 (2011) |
| • Density | 543/km2 (1,410/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG 494 148 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GREAT YARMOUTH |
| Postcode district | NR29 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| Website | [1] |
Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is made up of the inland village of Ormesby St Margaret and the adjacent seaside resorts of Scratby and California. The villages are some 1 mi (1.6 km) apart, and they are situated about 6 mi (9.7 km) north of the town of Great Yarmouth and 19 mi (31 km) east of the city of Norwich.[1]
The civil parish has an area of 4.5 mi (7.2 km) and in the 2001 census had a population of 4,021 in 1,680 households, the population reducing to 3,974 at the 2011 Census.[2]
Great Ormesby railway station was once located in Ormesby St Margaret on the line between Great Yarmouth and Melton Constable. It was closed in 1959.[3]
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
- ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 109. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.