Hopton-on-Sea
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| Hopton-on-Sea | ||
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| Statistics | ||
| Population: | 2,706 | |
| Ordnance Survey | ||
| OS grid reference: | TM5399 | |
| Administration | ||
| District: | Great Yarmouth | |
| Shire county: | Norfolk | |
| Region: | East of England | |
| Constituent country: | England | |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom | |
| Other | ||
| Ceremonial county: | Norfolk | |
| Historic county: | Suffolk | |
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| Police force: | {{{Police}}} | |
| Fire and rescue: | {{{Fire}}} | |
| Ambulance: | East of England | |
| Post office and telephone | ||
| Post town: | GREAT YARMOUTH | |
| Postal district: | NR31 | |
| Dialling code: | 01502 | |
| Politics | ||
| UK Parliament: | Great Yarmouth | |
| European Parliament: | East of England | |
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Hopton-on-Sea is a village, civil parish and seaside resort on the coast of eastern England in the county of Norfolk. It is located some 8 km south of the town of Great Yarmouth and very close to the UK's most easterly point, Lowestoft Ness.
The civil parish was, until 1974, in the county of Suffolk. It has an area of 5.63 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 2,706 in 1,166 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.
The village is best known for hosting the World Indoor Bowls Championship and for its tourist industry. It has a regular bus service to Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft and the village maintains a post office, two local convenience stores, a village primary school, a petrol station and several amusement arcades and take-away food venues linked to the tourist industry.
Notable former residents include comedians Joe Pasquale and Eddie Large.
Hopton-on-Sea should not be confused with the village of Hopton which is still in Suffolk but near to the Norfolk town of Diss.
There is also a British Holidays Caravan Park, named Hopton Holiday Village.
[edit] References
- ↑ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
- ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, [[2005
[edit] External links
- Map sources for Hopton-on-Sea.
