Stiffkey

Stiffkey
Stiffkey Salt Marsh
Stiffkey is located in Norfolk
Stiffkey
Stiffkey
Location within Norfolk
Area14.55 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Population209 (2011)
• Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF 971 430
• London129 miles
Civil parish
  • Stiffkey
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA
Postcode districtNR23
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°56′53″N 0°55′56″E / 52.94817°N 0.93226°E / 52.94817; 0.93226

Stiffkey (/ˈstjuːki, ˈstɪfki/) is a village and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A149 coast road, some 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Wells-next-the-Sea, 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Blakeney, and 40 km (25 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich.[1] The civil parish has an area of 14.55 km2 (5.62 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 223 in 105 households, the population falling to 209 at the 2011 Census.[2]

For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[3]

The parish church of St John the Baptist is a Grade I listed building.[4]

The River Stiffkey runs through the village, from which it takes its name. The river was used to power the Stiffkey watermill which was built before 1579. It was a small mill, running two pairs of stones, and it operated until 1881 when it was put up for auction as a warehouse. Little now remains of the mill; just a few low ruined walls showing the position of the building.[5]

Stiffkey is noted for cockles Cerastoderma edule which still retain the old name of 'Stewkey blues'. These are stained blue by the mud in which they live.[6]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 – Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St John the Baptist (Grade I) (1373655)". National Heritage List for England.
  5. ^ Jonathan Neville (2006). "Stiffkey Mill". Norfolk Mills. Retrieved 15 April 2006.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sti was invoked but never defined (see the help page).