South Creake Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.8848°N 0.7645°W
Os Grid Reference:TF861355
Official Name:South Creake
Population:516
Population Ref:(2011)
Area Total Km2:20.18
Region:East of England
Civil Parish:South Creake
Postcode District:NR21
Postcode Area:NR
Post Town:FAKENHAM
Static Image Name:Our Lady St Mary, South Creake, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 315391.jpg
Static Image Caption:Our Lady St Mary, South Creake

South Creake is a village and civil parish in north west Norfolk, England. The village lies south of its twin village of North Creake, and some 5 miles (8 km) north-west of the town of Fakenham.

South Creake lies on the River Burn, which flows through the centre of the village. On a hill above the village can be found the Bloodgate Hill Iron Age Fort.

The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 536 in 245 households, reducing to a population of 516 at the 2011 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 29 August 2015.
  2. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes . Retrieved 2 December 2005.