Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.6545°N 0.3921°W |
Os Grid Reference: | TF618089 |
Official Name: | Runcton Holme |
Population: | 657 |
Population Ref: | (2011) |
Area Total Km2: | 13.89 |
Region: | East of England |
Civil Parish: | Runcton Holme |
Postcode District: | PE33 |
Postcode Area: | PE |
Post Town: | KING'S LYNN |
Static Image: | St James, Runcton Holme, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 315473.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | St James, Runcton Holme |
Runcton Holme is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of 13.89km2 and had a population of 676 in 288 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population reducing to 657 at the 2011 census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. The civil parish includes South Runcton.
The villages name means 'Pole farm/settlement on an island', perhaps denoting a trackway or an enclosed settlement.
The parish church of St James, Runcton Holme, is a Grade I listed building. St Andrew's in South Runcton is Grade II*.
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