Borough of Great Yarmouth
Non-metropolitan district and borough in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Borough of Great Yarmouth is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. It is named after its main town, Great Yarmouth, and also contains the town of Gorleston-on-Sea[2][3] and a number of villages and rural areas, including part of The Broads. Other notable settlements include Caister-on-Sea, Hemsby, Hopton-on-Sea and Winterton-on-Sea.
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Borough of Great Yarmouth | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | East of England |
Non-metropolitan county | Norfolk |
Status | Non-metropolitan district |
Admin HQ | Great Yarmouth |
Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
Government | |
• Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
• Body | Great Yarmouth Borough Council |
• MPs | Sir Brandon Lewis |
Area | |
• Total | 67.2 sq mi (174.0 km2) |
• Rank | 154th (of 296) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 99,862 |
• Rank | 246th (of 296) |
• Density | 1,500/sq mi (570/km2) |
Ethnicity (2021) | |
• Ethnic groups | |
Religion (2021) | |
• Religion | List
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Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
OS grid reference | TG5271507684 |
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The borough is on the east coast of Norfolk, facing the North Sea. It borders North Norfolk to the north, Broadland to the west, South Norfolk to the south-west, and East Suffolk to the south.