Hopton-on-Sea

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Hopton-on-Sea

Hopton-on-Sea (Norfolk)
Hopton-on-Sea

Hopton-on-Sea shown within Norfolk
Population 2,706
OS grid reference TM5399
District Great Yarmouth
Shire county Norfolk
Region East
Constituent country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GREAT YARMOUTH
Postcode district NR31
Dialling code 01502
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
European Parliament East of England
UK Parliament Great Yarmouth
List of places: UKEnglandNorfolk

Coordinates: 52°32′02″N 1°44′17″E / 52.534, 1.738

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.[1]

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.[2]

The village is best known for hosting the World Indoor Bowls Championship and for its tourist industry. It has a regular, if infrequent bus service to Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft and the village maintains a post office, two local convenience stores, a village primary school, and several amusement arcades, take-away food venues and a chip shop. It once had its own station Hopton railway station, linking it to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft but this now closed.

Notable former residents include comedians Joe Pasquale and Eddie Large, oil magnate Simon Martin and footballer Mark Noble.

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. There is also a Hopton near Wirksworth in Derbyshire


[edit] References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, [[2005
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