local government district
The districts of England (also known as local authority districts or local government districts to distinguish from unofficial city districts) are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. As the st ...
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Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the Nor ...
, England, named after the
Norfolk Broads
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North ...
. The population of the local authority district taken at the 2011 Census was 124,646. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew.
In 2013, Broadland was announced as the most peaceful locality within the United Kingdom, having the lowest level of violent crime in the country.
Blofield and Flegg Rural District
Blofield and East and West Flegg Rural Districts were adjacent rural districts in Norfolk, England from 1894 to 1935.
They were formed under the Local Government Act 1894 based on rural sanitary districts of the same names, and lay between Nor ...
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Politics
The council is currently under
Conservative
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control, as it has been for the majority of its existence, with the exception of two periods of no overall control. The council consists of 47 councillors, elected from 27 wards. After the most recent full council elections held on 2 May 2019, the composition of the council is as follows:
;UK Youth Parliament
Although the
UK Youth Parliament
The UK Youth Parliament (UKYP) is a Youth organization, youth organisation in the United Kingdom, consisting of Democracy, democratically elected members aged between 11 and 18.
Formed in 2000, the parliament has 369 members, who are elected t ...
is an apolitical organisation, the elections are run in a way similar to that of the Local Elections. The votes come from 11 to 18-year olds and are combined to make the decision of the next, 2-year Member of Youth Parliament. The elections are run at different times across the country with Broadland's typically being in early Spring and bi-annually.
Due to the large scale nature of Broadland's and its bordering with all other districts, the district is represented by all four MYPs for Norfolk for ease and true representation.
Composition
The district is entirely parished, and is made up of 65
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
es. At the time of the 2001 census, the district had an area of , with a population of 118,513 in 50,009 households.
The district contains the following civil parishes:
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Acle
Acle ( ) is a market town on the River Bure on the Norfolk Broads in Norfolk, located halfway between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. It has the only bridge across the River Bure between Wroxham and Great Yarmouth.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Expl ...
Attlebridge
Attlebridge is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated about 8 miles (13 km) north-west of Norwich, where the A1067 crosses the River Wensum.
The civil parish has an area of 5.27 square kilometres ...
Belaugh
Belaugh is a small village (population 105) increasing to 134 at the 2011 Census, that occupies a bend in the River Bure in Norfolk, England, Norfolk, England - within The Broads National Park. It is accessible via the road between Hoveton and ...
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Blickling
Blickling is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England, about north-west of Aylsham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 136 and covers , falling to 113 at the 2011 Census. Since the 17th century t ...
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Blofield
Blofield is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England. The parish includes Blofield and the hamlets of Blofield Heath and Blofield Corner and, according to the 2001 census, had a population of 3,221, increasing t ...
Brampton
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Brandiston
Brandiston is a small village and civil parish near the centre of the county of Norfolk, England, about two miles south-east of the small market town of Reepham, five miles south-west of the larger town of Aylsham and 10 miles north-west of th ...
Burgh and Tuttington
Burgh and Tuttington is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
It covers an area of and had a population of 255 in 115 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 322 in 140 households at the 2011 Census.
For the pur ...
Freethorpe
Freethorpe is a village and civil parish in the English of Norfolk. The village is located south-west of Great Yarmouth and south-east of Great Yarmouth, located within the Norfolk Broads.
History
The origin of Freethorpe's name is uncerta ...
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Frettenham
Frettenham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located west of Wroxham, and north of Norwich.
History
Frettenham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Fraeta's homestead or ...
Hainford
Hainford (originally Haynford) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
It covers an area of and had a population of 951 in 365 households at the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census, increasing to a population of 989 i ...
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Halvergate
Halvergate is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, north of Reedham, Norfolk, Reedham, between the Rivers River Bure, Bure and River Yare, Yare, within The Broads. To the east of the village is t ...
Hellesdon
Hellesdon is a village and suburb of Norwich in the District of Broadland in Norfolk, England. It lies approximately north-west of Norwich city centre and has a population of 11,132, according to the 2011 Census. Norwich International Airport is ...
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Hemblington
Hemblington is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about east of Norwich.
It covers an area of and had a population of 316 in 134 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 332 in 146 households at the 2011 Ce ...
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Hevingham
Hevingham is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of the English county of Norfolk. Situated between the A140 road Norwich to Cromer road and the B1149 road Norwich to Holt road. It is north from the city of Norwich and sout ...
Honingham
Honingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, located to the west of Norwich along the A47 trunk road. It covers an area of and had a population of 342 in 145 households at the 2001 census,Horsford
Horsford is a village six miles north of Norwich, England which is surrounded by the Horsford Forest and is named after the dried up section of the River Hor. Its population has seen a steady increase since the Second World War, growing from 75 ...
Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith
Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, consisting of the former parishes of Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith. Collectively they are known as St Faiths.
It covers an area of and had a populat ...
Lingwood and Burlingham
Lingwood and Burlingham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, comprising the large village of Lingwood together with the smaller villages of Burlingham Green, North Burlingham and South Burlingham. The villages are all within ...
Old Catton
Old Catton is a suburban village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk which lies to the north-east of central Norwich. The parish is bounded by the Norwich International Airport at Hellesdon to the west and Sprowston to the east. ...
Postwick with Witton
Postwick with Witton () is a civil parish on the Broads in the English county of Norfolk, comprising the two adjacent villages of Postwick and Witton. Postwick is some east of the city of Norwich, just south of the eastern end of the A47 Norw ...
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Rackheath
Rackheath is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, and is roughly north-east of Norwich city centre. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,551 in 625 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population o ...
Spixworth
Spixworth is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village lies close to the B1150 road and is north of Norwich and some south of North Walsham.
It covers an area of and had a population of 3,769 in 1,508 househo ...
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Sprowston
Sprowston ( or ) is a small suburban town bordering Norwich in Norfolk, England. It is bounded by Heartsease to the east, Mousehold Heath and the suburb of New Sprowston to the south (in Norwich), Old Catton to the west, and by the open farmland ...
Weston Longville
Weston Longville is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximately north-west of Norwich. Its name is derived from the Manor of Longaville in Normandy, France, which owned the local land in the 12th century.
It covers an area o ...
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Woodbastwick
Woodbastwick is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located on the River Bure between Cockshoot Broad and Salhouse Broad, within The Broads and close to Bure Marshes NNR ( national nature reserve). The city of N ...
Climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. The
Köppen Climate Classification
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subtype for this climate is " Cfb". (Marine West Coast Climate/
Oceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ...
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Controversies
A total of £357,000 was paid to two managers leaving Broadland council as a result of the merger of two management teams at Broadland and South Norfolk councils, reported Private Eye in October 2020. (A further £594,000 in termination payments was to be shared between three managers leaving South Norfolk council due to the merger.) The councils reportedly claimed these so-called "golden goodbyes" would actually save money, as they would have fewer highly paid senior officials after they departed.Private Eye, Issue 1532, p. 21