Somerton, Norfolk

Somerton
West Somerton St Mary
Somerton is located in Norfolk
Somerton
Somerton
Location within Norfolk
Area8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population289 (2011)[1]
• Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG 480 197
Civil parish
  • Somerton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGREAT YARMOUTH
Postcode districtNR29
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°43′05″N 1°39′44″E / 52.71806°N 1.66222°E / 52.71806; 1.66222

Somerton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It comprises the twin villages of East Somerton and West Somerton and is situated some 14 km (8.7 mi) north of the town of Great Yarmouth, 35 km (22 mi) north-east of the city of Norwich, and 2 km (1.2 mi) from the sea.[2]

The civil parish has an area of 8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi) and in the 2001 census, had a population of 257 in 93 households, the population increasing to 289 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.[3]

The church of West Somerton St Mary is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
  3. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.