Neatishead

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Neatishead is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some 20 km north-east of the city of Norwich, within The Norfolk Broads and to the west of Barton Broad. Access to Neatishead from the broad is by way of Limekiln Dyke, a narrow channel leading off the broad.[1]

The civil parish has an area of 7.71 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 537 in 235 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[2]

It is famous due to the nearby RAF Neatishead radar station.

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  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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Coordinates: 52.73587° N 1.46767° E