Broadland District | |
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— Non-metropolitan district — | |
Broadland shown within Norfolk | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East of England |
Non-metropolitan county | Norfolk |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Thorpe St Andrew |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Broadland District Council |
• Leadership | Leader & Cabinet (Conservative) |
• MPs | Keith Simpson Chloe Smith |
Area | |
• Total | 213.3 sq mi (552.4 km2) |
Area rank | 83rd (of 326) |
Population (2010 est.) | |
• Total | 123,700 |
• Rank | 168th (of 326) |
• Density | 580/sq mi (223.9/km2) |
• Ethnicity | 98.8% White |
Time zone | GMT (UTC0) |
• Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
ONS code | 33UC |
OS grid reference | TG2682109307 |
Website | www.broadland.gov.uk |
Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew, which is a suburb of the City of Norwich.
The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of St. Faiths and Aylsham Rural District and part of Blofield and Flegg Rural District.
The district is entirely parished, and is made up of 65 civil parishes. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of 546 square kilometres (211 sq mi), with a population of 118,513 in 50,009 households.[1]
The district contains the following civil parishes:
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