Bacton, Norfolk

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Bacton
St Andrew's Church, Bacton
Bacton shown within Norfolk
Population	1,130 (parish, 2001 census)
OS grid reference	TG344337
- London	139 miles
Parish	Bacton
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Norwich
Postcode district	NR 12
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°51′01″N 1°28′39″E / 52.85037, 1.47745

Bacton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is on the Norfolk coast, some 20 km south-east of Cromer, 40 km north-west of Great Yarmouth and 30 km north of Norwich. Besides the village of Bacton, the parish includes the nearby settlements of Bacton Green, Broomholm, Keswick and Pollard Street.^[1]

Bacton is a minor seaside tourist centre with a sandy beach and several campsites. The UK terminal of the Interconnector gas pipeline is located to the west of the parish, straddling the boundary with the adjoining parish of Paston. In the east of the parish can be found the ruined Cluniac Bromholm Priory.

The civil parish has an area of 9.45 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 1,130 in 474 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.^[2]

Amenities in the village include public houses, restaurants and takeaway food establishments as well as a small amusement arcade. In addition there are several caravan parks and estates consisting of privately owned holiday chalets, giving holidaymakers access to the beach.

One of the main characteristics of Bacton is its profile as a non-typical seaside village. While many British seaside towns have a large percentage of migrating residents (using houses as second or weekend/holiday homes), Bacton has maintained a solid base of local residents while mixing occasionally frequent near-local residents.^{[citation needed]}

The village and adjoining coastline has extensive sea defences, erected to prevent further coastal erosion.

[edit] References

1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). "Norfolk Coast East". OS Explorer Map 252. ISBN 0-319-21888-0. 
2. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes (XLS). Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved on 2005-12-02.

[edit] External links

• Map sources for Bacton, Norfolk
• Information from Genuki Norfolk on Bacton.
• Aerial photo of the gas terminal
• Norfolk Guide - Bacton

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