HALVERGATE PARISH

Introduction

Halvergate is a relatively small village in the county of Norfolk, situated approximately 4 miles from Acle and 6 miles from Great Yarmouth and sits between the rivers Bure and Yare. It comes under the jurisdiction of Norfolk County Council and Broadland District Council. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 607 in 243 households. To the East of the village are the Halvergate Marshes, covering an area of approximatley 2,642 hectares (10.20 square miles) of which 1,432.7 hectares (3,540 acres) are a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. Originally an estuary, the area was drained in the 1600’s and converted to grazing marsh with the help of windpumps/windmills and drainage ditches to graze sheep and cattle. Halvergate Marshes is the largest area of traditionally managed grazing marsh in the Broadland area.

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