Runton

Runton
Runton
	Runton Location within Norfolk
Area	5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population	1,667 (2011)
• Density	306/km2 (790/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG185422
Civil parish	Runton;
District	North Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CROMER
Postcode district	NR27
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°56′00″N 1°15′00″E / 52.9333°N 1.25°E

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 784 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.

The name 'Runton' means either, 'Runa's farm/settlement' or 'Runi's farm/settlement'.^[3]

Governance

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.^[4]

Notes

^ 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.
^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ "Key to English Place-names".
^ "The Runtons Ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.

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[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] "Key to English Place-names".

[4] "The Runtons Ward population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.

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