Coordinates: 52°56′16″N 1°14′39″E / 52.93772°N 1.24405°E / 52.93772; 1.24405
West Runton is a village in North Norfolk,England, approximately ¼ of a mile from the North Sea coast.
West Runton and East Runton together form the parish of Runton. The village straddles the A149 North Norfolk coast road and is 2½ miles west of Cromer and 1½ miles east of Sheringham. The village is served by several public transport routes, with a bus service to Norwich, Cromer and Sheringham, and a rail service from its station, where the Bittern Line runs a frequent service between Norwich, Cromer and Sheringham. There are several shops in the village which include a butcher, newsagent/general store, a post office/village store, café, furniture upholsterer, garage and a fancy dress/costume shop.
A notable resident of this sleepy village is the infamous Thee of Thieves, a mythical entity that appears in some of the traditional folk tales passed down through generations by the residents. Thee is just one of the many examples of ancient Norfolk charm imortalised in the literature of the county.
Coordinates: 52°56′00″N 1°15′00″E / 52.9333°N 1.25°E / 52.9333; 1.25
Runton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk consisting of the villages of East Runton and West Runton. It covers an area of 5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi) and had a population of 1,633 in 7.84 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 1,667 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.
Runton falls in the electoral ward called The Runtons. This ward stretches south to Aylmerton and had a total population at the 2011 census of 2,125.