SOUTH NORFOLK

South Norfolk District
South Norfolk ''Shown within Norfolk''
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East of England
Admin. County:	Norfolk
Area: - Total	Ranked 35th 907.71 km²
Admin. HQ:	Long Stratton
ONS code:	33UH
Demographics
Population: - Total () - Density	Ranked / km²
Ethnicity:	98.9% White
Politics
South Norfolk Council http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Charles Clarke, Richard Bacon

'South Norfolk' is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton.

Contents

History

Composition

References

External links

History

The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Diss Urban District, Wymondham Urban District, Depwade Rural District, Forehoe and Henstead Rural District and Loddon Rural District.

Composition

The district is entirely parished, and is made up of 119 civil parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 909 km², with a population of 110,710 in 46,607 households.^[1]
The district contains the following civil parishes:

★ Alburgh, Aldeby, Alpington, Ashby St. Mary, Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall, Aslacton

★ Barford, Barnham Broom, Bawburgh, Bedingham, Bergh Apton, Bixley, Bracon Ash, Bramerton, Bressingham, Brockdish, Brooke, Broome, Bunwell, Burgh St. Peter, Burston and Shimpling

★ Caistor St. Edmund, Carleton Rode, Carleton St. Peter, Chedgrave, Claxton, Colney, Costessey, Cringleford

★ Denton, Deopham, Dickleburgh and Rushall, Diss, Ditchingham, Dunston

★ Earsham, East Carleton, Easton, Ellingham

★ Flordon, Forncett, Framingham Earl, Framingham Pigot

★ Geldeston, Gillingham, Gissing, Great Melton, Great Moulton

★ Haddiscoe, Hales, Heckingham, Hedenham, Hellington, Hempnall, Heywood, Hethersett, Hingham, Holverston, Howe

★ Keswick, Ketteringham, Kimberley, Kirby Bedon, Kirby Cane, Kirstead

★ Langley with Hardley, Little Melton, Loddon, Long Stratton

★ Marlingford and Colton,

★ Morley, Morning Thorpe, Mulbarton, Mundham

★ Needham, Newton Flotman, Norton Subcourse

★ Poringland, Pulham Market, Pulham St. Mary

★ Raveningham, Redenhall with Harleston, Rockland St. Mary, Roydon, Runhall

★ Saxlingham Nethergate, Scole, Seething, Shelfanger, Shelton and Hardwick, Shotesham, Sisland, Starston, Stockton, Stoke Holy Cross, Surlingham, Swainsthorpe, Swardeston

★ Tacolneston, Tasburgh, Tharston and Hapton, Thurlton, Thurton, Thwaite, Tibenham, Tivetshall St. Margaret, Tivetshall St. Mary, Toft Monks, Topcroft, Trowse,

★ Wacton, Wheatacre, Wicklewood, Winfarthing, Woodton, Wortwell, Wramplingham, Wreningham, Wymondham

★ Yelverton

References

1. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). ''Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes''. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

External links

★ Diss Express - district's local newspaper website

★ Long Stratton Community Forum (www.longstratton.co.nr)