Runcton Holme

Coordinates: 52°39′16″N 0°23′31″E / 52.65452°N 0.392075°E / 52.65452; 0.392075
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Runcton Holme
St James, Runcton Holme
Runcton Holme is located in Norfolk
Runcton Holme
Runcton Holme
Location within Norfolk
Area13.89 km2 (5.36 sq mi)
Population657 (2011)
• Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF618089
Civil parish
  • Runcton Holme
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE33
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°39′16″N 0°23′31″E / 52.65452°N 0.392075°E / 52.65452; 0.392075

Runcton Holme is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 13.89 km2 (5.36 sq mi) 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.[3] St Andrew's in South Runcton is Grade II*.[4]

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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. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Church of St James (Grade I) (1077884)". National Heritage List for England.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (Grade II*) (1342289)". National Heritage List for England.

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Runcton%20Holme

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