Welcome to Ormesby St. Michael
CLICK FOR 2021 CENSUS DATAIntroduction
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.
Parish Information
Parish statistics
Area |
421 hectares |
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Population |
312 (2021) |
Density |
74 people/km2 |
Mean age |
46.0 |
Ward |
Ormesby |
District |
Great Yarmouth |
Postcodes |
NR29 |
ONS ID |
E04006275 |
Council
Contact details for Ormesby St. Michael Parish Council, including current councillors, precept data and election results.
Education
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Business
Business directory listing local businesses operating within Ormesby St. Michael Parish.
Planning
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Property
Price paid data for all property sold in Ormesby St. Michael Parish since 2018. Includes average prices for each property type.
Heritage
Local heritage sites, historic churches, heritage pubs plus local heritage initiatives for Ormesby St. Michael Parish.
Local News
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Best Places to Live: Ormesby St Margaret
Published: 18th Oct 2023
Hosted and licensed by Great Yarmouth Mercury
Eight fire crews tackle house fire in Barton Way in Ormesby
Published: 19th Jan 2024
Hosted and licensed by Eastern Daily Press
New 30-plot campsite planned for Ormesby Saint Michael
Published: 23rd Apr 2023