North Norfolk
§ This page gives an overview of the North Norfolk local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ North Norfolk is renowned for its unspoiled coastline, with sandy beaches, saltmarshes, and nature reserves stretching from Hunstanton to Happisburgh. Towns like Cromer, with its pier and crab fishing, and Sheringham, with its heritage railway, are popular seaside destinations. Inland, Holt and North Walsham provide market town character, while villages with flint cottages and medieval churches dot the countryside. The Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty highlights the district’s wildlife habitats and scenic beauty.
The administrative boundary of North Norfolk can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of North Norfolk.
Key Facts about North Norfolk
What region is North Norfolk in? North Norfolk is in the East of England of England, a region within the UK.
What county is North Norfolk in? North Norfolk is located in the county of Norfolk.
Is North Norfolk a city? No, North Norfolk is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs North Norfolk? The local authority for this district is: North Norfolk District Council - responsible for district-level services. Since Norfolk is a two-tier area, county-level services are handled by: Norfolk County Council.
▶ Official website of North Norfolk District Council 🔗 north-norfolk.gov.uk
Which police force covers North Norfolk? Policing in North Norfolk is provided by Norfolk Constabulary 🔗 norfolk.police.uk, which serves 7 local authority districts: Breckland ⁞ Broadland ⁞ Great Yarmouth ⁞ King's Lynn and West Norfolk ⁞ North Norfolk ⁞ Norwich ⁞ South Norfolk.
Constituencies in North Norfolk
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in North Norfolk
North Norfolk is divided into 32 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Bacton
- Beeston Regis & The Runtons
- Briston
- Coastal
- Cromer Town
- Erpingham
- Gresham
- Happisburgh
- Hickling
- Holt
- Hoveton & Tunstead
- Lancaster North
- Lancaster South
- Mundesley
- North Walsham East
- North Walsham Market Cross
- North Walsham West
- Poppyland
- Priory
- Roughton
- Sheringham North
- Sheringham South
- St Benet's
- Stalham
- Stibbard
- Stody
- Suffield Park
- The Raynhams
- Trunch
- Walsingham
- Wells with Holkham
- Worstead
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Parishes in North Norfolk
North Norfolk is fully parished: 122 civil parishes, listed A-Z below.
- Alby with Thwaite
- Aldborough & Thurgarton
- Antingham
- Ashmanhaugh
- Aylmerton
- Baconsthorpe
- Bacton
- Barsham
- Barton Turf
- Beeston Regis
- Binham
- Blakeney
- Bodham
- Briningham
- Brinton
- Briston
- Brumstead
- Catfield
- Cley Next The Sea
- Colby
- Corpusty and Saxthorpe
- Cromer
- Dilham
- Dunton
- East Beckham
- East Ruston
- Edgefield
- Erpingham
- Fakenham
- Felbrigg
- Felmingham
- Field Dalling
- Fulmodeston
- Gimingham
- Great Snoring
- Gresham
- Gunthorpe
- Hanworth
- Happisburgh
- Helhoughton
- Hempstead
- Hempton
- Hickling
- High Kelling
- Hindolveston
- Hindringham
- Holkham
- Holt
- Honing
- Horning
- Horsey
- Hoveton
- Ingham
- Ingworth
- Itteringham
- Kelling
- Kettlestone
- Knapton
- Langham
- Lessingham
- Letheringsett with Glandford
- Little Barningham
- Little Snoring
- Ludham
- Matlask
- Melton Constable
- Morston
- Mundesley
- Neatishead
- North Walsham
- Northrepps
- Overstrand
- Paston
- Plumstead
- Potter Heigham
- Pudding Norton
- Raynham
- Roughton
- Runton
- Ryburgh
- Salthouse
- Scottow
- Sculthorpe
- Sea Palling
- Sheringham
- Sidestrand
- Skeyton
- Sloley
- Smallburgh
- Southrepps
- Stalham
- Stibbard
- Stiffkey
- Stody
- Suffield
- Sustead
- Sutton
- Swafield
- Swanton Abbott
- Swanton Novers
- Tattersett
- Thornage
- Thorpe Market
- Thurning
- Thursford
- Trimingham
- Trunch
- Tunstead
- Upper Sheringham
- Walcott
- Walsingham
- Warham
- Wells-next-the-Sea
- West Beckham
- Westwick
- Weybourne
- Wickmere
- Wighton
- Witton
- Wiveton
- Wood Norton
- Worstead
A civil parish is the lowest tier of local government in England, used for villages, small towns, and suburbs. They have their own local authority, either a parish council or a parish meeting, which provides local services like managing parks, allotments, and streetlights, and represents the community's views to larger councils.
Built-up Areas in North Norfolk
North Norfolk covers 58 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Aldborough
- Aylmerton
- Bacton
- Badersfield *
- Binham
- Blakeney (North Norfolk)
- Briston
- Butcher's Common
- Catfield
- Cley next the Sea
- Corpusty
- Cromer
- East Runton
- Eccles on Sea
- Edgefield
- Erpingham
- Fakenham
- Great Ryburgh
- Gresham
- Happisburgh
- Hempton
- Hickling (North Norfolk)
- High Kelling
- Hindolveston
- Holt (North Norfolk)
- Horning *
- Hoveton and Wroxham *
- Kettlestone
- Knapton
- Langham (North Norfolk)
- Little Walsingham
- Ludham
- Melton Constable
- Mundesley
- Neatishead
- North Walsham
- Overstrand
- Paston
- Potter Heigham
- Roughton
- Salthouse
- Sculthorpe
- Sea Palling
- Sheringham
- Southrepps
- Stalham
- Stibbard
- Sutton (North Norfolk)
- Thursford Green
- Trimingham
- Trunch
- Walcott (North Norfolk)
- Wells-next-the-Sea
- West Raynham
- West Runton and Beeston Regis
- Weybourne (North Norfolk)
- Wicken Green Village *
- Wiveton
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of North Norfolk.)
North Norfolk compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how North Norfolk compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
North Norfolk has 32 electoral wards.
North Norfolk has a population of 103,217 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for North Norfolk can be found on the ONS statistics for North Norfolk.