Upton with Fishley is a
civil parish
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in the
English county
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of
Norfolk
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, consisting of the former parishes of
Upton and
Fishley
Fishley is a village in the English county of Norfolk, forming part of the civil parish of Upton with Fishley. The village is located north of Acle and east of Norwich.
History
In the Domesday Book, Fishley is listed as a settlement of 34 house ...
.
It covers an area of and had a population of 660 in 272 households at the
2001 census,
Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes
. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009. increasing to a population of 702 also in 272 households at the 2011 Census.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of Broadland
Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. The population of the local authority district taken at the 2011 Census was 124,646. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew.
In 2013, Broadland wa ...
.
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Civil parishes in Norfolk
Broadland
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