Upper Sheringham

Upper Sheringham
All Saints church
Upper Sheringham is located in Norfolk
Upper Sheringham
Upper Sheringham
Location within Norfolk
Area6.19 km2 (2.39 sq mi)
Population209 (parish, 2011 census)
• Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG1441
• London132 miles (212 km)
Civil parish
  • Upper Sheringham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSHERINGHAM
Postcode districtNR26
Dialling code01263
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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52°55′53″N 1°11′23″E / 52.93141°N 1.18966°E / 52.93141; 1.18966

Upper Sheringham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[1] The village is 26.8 miles (43.1 km) north-north-west of Norwich, 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Cromer and 132 miles (212 km) north-north-east of London. The village is 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from the town of Sheringham.

The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. Nearby road connections are the A149[2] King's Lynn to Great Yarmouth road to the north of the village and the A148 King's Lynn]to Cromer road just to the south. The parish of Upper Sheringham at the 2001 census had a population of 214, reducing slightly to 209 at the 2011 census.[3] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.

  1. ^ OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East. ISBN 978-0-319-23815-8.
  2. ^ County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, page 228 ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5
  3. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 25 August 2015.