Scottow
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  Scottow |
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| Area | 8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi) |
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| Population | 1,424 (2011) |
| – density | 166/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG279235 |
| Civil parish | Scottow |
| District | North Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR10 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°45′40″N 1°22′35″E / 52.76100°N 1.37626°E
Scottow is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located some 2.5 miles north of Coltishall and 5 miles south of North Walsham.
The civil parish has an area of 8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 1,774 in 357 households, the population decreasing to 1,424 at the 2011 Census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.[2]
Most of the former Royal Air Force Coltishall military airbase lied within the parish boundaries of Scottow. Today, part of the RAF base has been converted into HMP Bure, a prison for adult males.
Governance
An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward stretches east with a total population of 2,934 at the 2011 Census.[3]
Notes
- ↑ "Civil population 2011". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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