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Runcton Holme

Runcton Holme is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 13.89 km (5.36 sq mi) and had a population of 676 in 288 households at the 2001 census, the population reducing to 657 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. The civil parish includes South Runcton.

The villages name means 'Pole farm/settlement on an island', perhaps denoting a trackway or an enclosed settlement.

The parish church of St James, Runcton Holme, is a Grade I listed building. St Andrew's in South Runcton is Grade II*.

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Notes

  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Church of St James (Grade I) (1077884)". National Heritage List for England.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (Grade II*) (1342289)". National Heritage List for England.

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