Fritton and St Olaves explained

Official Name:Fritton and St Olaves
Country:England
Region:East of England
Static Image Name:St Edmund's church - geograph.org.uk - 664872.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Edmund's church, Fritton
Area Total Km2:7.63
Population:524
Population Ref:(2011)
Os Grid Reference:TM464997
Coordinates:52.541°N 1.633°W
Post Town:Great Yarmouth
Postcode Area:NR
Postcode District:NR31
Dial Code:01493
Constituency Westminster:Great Yarmouth
Shire District:Great Yarmouth
Shire County:Norfolk
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Fritton and St Olaves is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish comprises the villages of Fritton and St. Olaves, together with the surrounding rural area.[1]

The civil parish has an area of 7.63km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 543 in 236 households, the population reducing to 524 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish today falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. Prior to the 1974 reorganisation of counties in England the entire area of the parish was part of the Lothingland Rural District of Suffolk, with the St Olaves portion of the parish of Herringfleet and Fritton as a separate parish.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. .
  2. http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?TNF337 Parish Summary: Fritton and St Olaves