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Rollesby
Rollesby St George
Area5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population995 (2001 census)
• Density168/km2 (440/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG451160
Civil parish
  • Rollesby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGREAT YARMOUTH
Postcode districtNR29
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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.