Halvergate

Halvergate

Primitive Methodist Chapel, Halvergate
Halvergate
 Halvergate shown within Norfolk
Area  24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi)
Population 607 (2011)[1]
   – density  25/km2 (65/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG424070
Civil parishHalvergate
DistrictBroadland
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR13
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
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Coordinates: 52°36′24″N 1°34′43″E / 52.60669°N 1.57865°E / 52.60669; 1.57865

Halvergate is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, north of Reedham,[2] between the Rivers Bure and Yare, within The Broads. To the east of the village are the Halvergate Marshes, an area of drainage marsh which was the site of the first Environmentally Sensitive Area in the United Kingdom in 1987.[3][4]

The parish covers an area of 24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi) and had a population of 468 in 202 households at the 2001 census,[5] increasing to a population of 607 in 243 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland. The civil parish includes the village of Tunstall.

The long distance footpath named the Weavers' Way passes through Halvergate, and this provides one of the few modes of access to Berney Arms.

The village has a football club, Halvergate United, which plays in the Anglian Combination Premier Division, and a cricket team in the East Anglian Premier League.

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Notes

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
  3. ↑ Heaven on earth, Wickhampton, Norfolk, The Guardian, 2004-05-10. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  4. ↑ Broads ESA, Natural England. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
  5. ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.

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