Welcome to Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet
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Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet is a civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is 5 miles (8.0 km) north-west of Lowestoft and the same distance south-west of Great Yarmouth and is in the East Suffolk district. The parish is made up of the villages of Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet and at the 2011 United Kingdom census had a population of 427.The three villages were each a separate parish until 1987 when they were combined into the current parish.The parish is on the county border with Norfolk, with the western border formed by the River Waveney and the north by Fritton Decoy. It borders the Suffolk parishes of Blundeston and Lound and the Norfolk parishes of Burgh St Peter, Wheatacre, Aldeby and Haddiscoe across the Waveney and the parishes of Fritton and St Olaves and Belton with Browston to the north.The village of St Olaves was formerly part of the parish of Herringfleet until local government reorganisation in 1974 redrew the county boundary. Prior to this the entire area south and east of the Waveney, including Fritton and the three parishes which make up the modern parish of Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet, was part of Suffolk.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
1,445 hectares |
|---|---|
Population |
393 (2021) |
Density |
27 people/km2 |
Mean age |
43.5 |
Ward |
Lothingland |
District |
Waveney |
Postcodes |
NR32 |
ONS ID |
E04009525 |
Council
Contact details for Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet Parish.
Planning
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Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
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