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.

Runton
Runton is located in Norfolk
Runton
Runton
Location within Norfolk
Area5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population1,667 (2011)
• Density306/km2 (790/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG185422
Civil parish
  • Runton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCROMER
Postcode districtNR27
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°56′00″N 1°15′00″E / 52.9333°N 1.25°E / 52.9333; 1.25
A-148 railway bridge (near Cromer)

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

Governance

edit

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

edit
  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.