{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972/schedule/part-26",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1972/2039",
  "legislation_title": "The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/english-non-metropolitan-districts-definition-order-1972",
  "path": "schedule/part/26",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "26",
  "heading": "COUNTY OF NORFOLK",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\nReference number of district\nArea of district by reference to existing administrative areas\n1\nIn the administrative county of Norfolk—\nthe urban districts of Cromer, North Walsham, Sheringham and Wells-next-the-Sea;\nthe rural districts of Erpingham, Smallburgh and Walsingham.\n2\nIn the administrative county of Norfolk—\nthe borough of King's Lynn;\nthe urban districts of Downham Market and Hunstanton;\nthe rural districts of Docking, Downham, Freebridge Lynn and Marshland.\n3\nIn the administrative county of Norfolk—\nthe borough of Thetford;\nthe urban districts of East Dereham and Swaffham;\nthe rural districts of Mitford and Launditch, Swaffham and Wayland.\n4\nThe county borough of Norwich;\nIn the administrative county of Norfolk, the area identified in Ordnance Survey plans as the parish of Thorpe St. Andrew (Det. No. 1).\n5\nIn the administrative county of Norfolk—\nthe rural district of St. Faith's and Aylsham;\nthe rural district of Blofield and Flegg, except the areas in districts 4 and 6.\n6\nThe county borough of Great Yarmouth;\nIn the administrative county of Norfolk, in the rural district of Blofield and Flegg, the parishes of Ashby with Oby, Caister-on-Sea, Filby, Fleggburgh, Hemsby, Martham, Mautby, Ormesby St. Margaret with Scratby, Ormesby St. Michael, Repps with Bastwick, Rollesby, Somerton, Stokesby with Herringby, Thurne, West Caister and Winterton-on-Sea and so much of the parish of Reedham as lies north-east of a line drawn from the point where the parishes of Burgh Castle, Haddiscoe and Reedham meet to the point where the parishes of Freethorpe, Halvergate and Reedham meet;\nIn the administrative county of East Suffolk, in the rural district of Lothingland, the parishes of Belton, Bradwell, Burgh Castle, Fritton and Hopton-on-Sea, so much of the parish of Corton as lies north of the boundary determined by the order to be made by the Secretary of State under paragraph 11 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the Act and so much of the parish of Herringfleet as lies north of the boundary determined by the order to be made by the Secretary of State under paragraph 10 of that Part.\n7\nIn the administrative county of Norfolk—\nthe urban districts of Diss and Wymondham;\nthe rural districts of Depwade, Forehoe and Henstead and Loddon.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1972/2039/schedule/part/26",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T22:21:20.670452+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}