Cantley, Norfolk

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Coordinates: 52°34′41″N 1°30′46″E / 52.57805°N 1.51277°E

Cantley
Cantley sugar beet factory
Cantley Cantley shown within Norfolk
Area	12.9 km² (5.0 sq mi)
Population	677
- Density	52 /km² (130 /sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG381036
Civil parish	Cantley
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR13
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
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Cantley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Cantley is within the Broads Special Protection Area. The village lies on the north bank of the River Yare, some 17 km east of the city of Norwich, 15 km south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and the same distance north-west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft.^[1]

The civil parish has an area of 12.9 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 677 in 279 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Broadland.^[2]

Cantley School

The headmistress is Hayley Smith who has been in charge of Cantley First School/Cantley Primary School since 1988.

Sugar

Cantley is well known for its sugar beet factory, the first sugar beet processing factory in the UK, constructed in 1912, the sugar beet processing itself being a German invention from the early 19th century. It is now owned by British Sugar. It is one of only four factories responsible for processing all of the UK's sugar beet crop. In 2008-09 the factory featured in the local press regarding a planning application to expand the site to allow it to produce cane sugar from raw materials sourced from developing countries. The factory also supports the local community with many projects, most recently providing part funding for the reconstruction of the village staithe and moorings on the river Yare.

Transport

The village is served by Cantley railway station on the Norwich-Lowestoft line.

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 2 December 2005.

External links

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Map sources for Cantley, Norfolk.
Information from Genuki Norfolk on Cantley.
www.cantley.org The Cantley Website.

v t e Civil parishes of Broadland

Acle Alderford Attlebridge Aylsham Beeston St Andrew Beighton Belaugh Blickling Blofield Booton Brampton Brandiston Brundall Burgh and Tuttington Buxton with Lammas Cantley Cawston Coltishall Crostwick Drayton Felthorpe Foulsham Freethorpe Frettenham Great and Little Plumstead Great Witchingham Guestwick Hainford Halvergate Haveringland Hellesdon Hemblington Hevingham Heydon Honingham Horsford Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith Horstead with Stanninghall Lingwood and Burlingham Little Witchingham Marsham Morton on the Hill Old Catton Oulton Postwick with Witton Rackheath Reedham Reepham Ringland Salhouse Salle South Walsham Spixworth Sprowston Stratton Strawless Strumpshaw Swannington Taverham Themelthorpe Thorpe St Andrew Upton with Fishley Weston Longville Woodbastwick Wood Dalling Wroxham

See also Breckland Great Yarmouth King's Lynn and West Norfolk North Norfolk South Norfolk

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