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[[Image:Rollesby-g6.jpg|thumb|right|Rollesby St George]]
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'''Rollesby''' is a [[village]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] [[county]] of [[Norfolk]]. It is situated on the [[A149 road]], adjacent to [[Rollesby Broad]] and [[Ormesby Broad]], about [[1 E4 m|12 km]] north-west of the town of [[Great Yarmouth]] and [[1 E4 m|30 km]] east of the city of [[Norwich]].{{ref|osexp1}}
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| longitude = 1.62505
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| official_name = Rollesby
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| static_image_caption = Rollesby St George
| shire_district = [[Great Yarmouth (borough)|Great Yarmouth]]
| shire_county = [[Norfolk]]
| region = East of England
| civil_parish = Rollesby
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'''Rollesby''' is a [[village]] and [[civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] [[county]] of [[Norfolk]]. It is situated on the [[A149 road]], adjacent to [[Rollesby Broad]] and [[Ormesby Broad]], about {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} north-west of the town of [[Great Yarmouth]] and {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}} east of the city of [[Norwich]].<ref name="osexp1">Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.</ref>
The civil parish has an area of [[1 E6 m²|5.91 km²]] and in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] had a population of 995 in 408 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Great Yarmouth (borough)|Great Yarmouth]].{{ref|osnncc}}

The civil parish has an area of {{convert|5.91|km2|abbr=on}} and in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] had a population of 995 in 408 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Great Yarmouth (borough)|Great Yarmouth]].<ref name="osnncc">Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). ''[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes]''. Retrieved [[December 2]], [[2005]].</ref>


The church of '''Rollesby St George''' is one of 124 existing [[round-tower church]]es in [[Norfolk]].
The church of '''Rollesby St George''' is one of 124 existing [[round-tower church]]es in [[Norfolk]].


==References==
== Notes ==
{{reflist}}
*{{note|osexp1}} Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
*{{note|osnncc}} Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). ''[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes]''. Retrieved [[December 2]], [[2005]].


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/r/rollesby/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Rollesby.
*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/r/rollesby/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Rollesby.
*[http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Karte/B6/Rollesby_St_George/rollesby_st_george.html Website with photos of Rollesby St George], a [[round-tower church]]
*[http://www.roundtowerchurches.de/Karte/B6/Rollesby_St_George/rollesby_st_george.html Website with photos of Rollesby St George], a [[round-tower church]]

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Rollesby
Rollesby St George
OS grid referenceTG451160
Civil parish
  • Rollesby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk

Rollesby is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A149 road, adjacent to Rollesby Broad and Ormesby Broad, about 12 km (7.5 mi) north-west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 30 km (19 mi) east of the city of Norwich.[1]

The civil parish has an area of 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 995 in 408 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.[2]

The church of Rollesby St George is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

Notes

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
  2. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.