East Walton is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

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. It covers an area of and had a population of 94 in 40 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. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of

West Acre West Acre is a village and civil parish in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England. It covers an area of and had a population of 187 in 83 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 260 at th ...

. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the

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. The villages name means 'Wall farm/settlement'. There is a Roman sea-wall in the village. 'East' to distinguish from

West Walton West Walton is a village and civil parish in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk District of Norfolk, England. The parish of West Walton, in the 2001 Census, had a population of 1,659, increasing to 1,731 at the 2011 Census. History The name Wes ...

. Its church, St Mary, is one of 124 existing

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es in

Governance

East Walton is a parish of the

Kings Lynn and West Norfolk King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 147,451. History The district wa ...

district council, which is responsible for the most local services.

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is responsible for roads, some schools and social services. For Westminster elections the parish forms part of the

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constituency, represented by James Wild (Conservative).

Notes

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/East%20Walton

External links

Village websiteSt Mary's on the European Round Tower Churches WebsiteThe web site for St Mary's Church, East Walton
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