South Creake

South Creake is a village and civil parish in north west Norfolk, England. The village lies 1 1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south of its twin village of North Creake, and some 5 miles (8 km) north-west of the town of Fakenham.

South Creake

Our Lady St Mary, South Creake
South Creake
Location within Norfolk
Area20.18 km2 (7.79 sq mi)
Population516 (2011)
• Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF861355
Civil parish
  • South Creake
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFAKENHAM
Postcode districtNR21
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

South Creake lies on the River Burn, which flows through the centre of the village. On a hill above the village can be found the Bloodgate Hill Iron Age Fort.

The civil parish has an area of 7.79 square miles (20.2 km2) and in the 2001 census had a population of 536 in 245 households, reducing to a population of 516 at the 2011 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[2]

Notable people from South Creake include DJ and Producer Creake & Vibez.

Notes
  1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  2. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 11 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
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