Scratby
| Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby | |
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 Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby
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| Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby shown within Norfolk | |
| Area | 7.32 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
| Population | 3,974 (2011) |
| • Density | 543/km2 (1,410/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG 494 148 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GREAT YARMOUTH |
| Postcode district | NR29 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
| Website | www.ormesby.org |
Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is made up of the inland village of Ormesby St Margaret and the adjacent seaside resorts of Scratby and California. The villages are some 1.2 mi (1.9 km) apart, and they are situated about 6.2 mi (10.0 km) north of the town of Great Yarmouth and 19 mi (31 km) east of the city of Norwich.
The civil parish has an area of 4.5 mi (7.2 km) and in the 2001 census had a population of 4,021 in 1,680 households, the population reducing to 3,974 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.
Ormesby St Margaret is separate from the village of Ormesby St Michael, which lies some 2 mi (3.2 km) to the west.
Great Ormesby railway station was once located here on the line between Great Yarmouth and Melton Constable. It is now closed.
California owes its name to the discovery of some 16th-century gold coins on the beach in 1848, at a time when the California gold rush had captured the attention of the world. The 1940s Home front museum Blitz and Pieces is based in the parish.
An electoral ward in the name of Ormesby exists. This ward includes Ormesby St Michael and had a total population at the 2011 Census of 4,268.
The Parish Church dates back to the 14th century. It is said that Alice Clere (d. 1 November 1538) made sure that the church tower was completed, as the workmen had taken far too long. Alice Clere, the daughter of Sir William Boleyn of Blickling, was an aunt of Queen Anne Boleyn.Vide: interior and exterior photographs available through external links.
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