Runton

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Runton
Runton is located in Norfolk
Runton
Runton
Location within Norfolk
Area5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population1,667 (2011)
• Density306/km2 (790/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG185422
Civil parish
  • Runton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCROMER
Postcode districtNR27
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
EU ParliamentEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°56′00″N 1°15′00″E / 52.9333°N 1.25°E / 52.9333; 1.25Coordinates: 52°56′00″N 1°15′00″E / 52.9333°N 1.25°E / 52.9333; 1.25

Runton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk consisting of the villages of East Runton and West Runton. It covers an area of 5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi) and had a population of 1,633 in 7.84 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population increasing to 1,667 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.

Governance[edit]

Runton falls in the electoral ward called The Runtons. This ward stretches south to Aylmerton and had a total population at the 2011 census of 2,125.[3]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. ^ "The Runtons Ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.