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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox town<br />
|name=Bacton<br />
|county=Norfolk<br />
|LG district=North Norfolk<br />
|picture=Saint Andrew Bacton.jpg<br />
|picture caption = St Andrew's Church, Bacton<br />
|population=1,194<br />
|census year=2011<br />
|os grid ref=TG344337<br />
|latitude=52.85037<br />
|longitude=1.47745<br />
|post town=Norwich<br />
|postcode=NR12<br />
|constituency=North Norfolk<br />
}}<br />
'''Bacton''' is a village and parish in the [[Tunstead Hundred]] of [[Norfolk]]. It lies on the coast, some 12 miles south-east of [[Cromer]], 25 miles north-west of [[Great Yarmouth]] and 18 miles north of [[Norwich]]. Besides the village of Bacton, the parish includes the nearby settlements of '''Bacton Green''', '''Broomholm''', '''Keswick''' and '''Pollard Street'''.<ref name="osexpl">{{cite journal | author = Ordnance Survey | year = 2002 | journal = OS Explorer Map | volume = 252 | title = Norfolk Coast East | isbn = 0-319-21888-0 }}</ref> It also includes Edingthorpe, which was added to Bacton civil parish in 1935.<br />
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The seaside village is located on the North Norfolk coast between [[Mundesley]] (a blue-flag beach) and [[Walcott, Norfolk|Walcott]]. Bacton is known for its very quiet sandy beaches offering miles of walking along the beach and cliffs. The [[England Coast Path]] passes through the village and also the [[Paston Way]] long distance footpath linking [[Cromer]] and [[North Walsham]].<br />
[[File:Bacton Beach Norfolk.jpg|thumb|Bacton Beach Norfolk|thumb|250px|Bacton Beach]]<br />
In the east of the parish can be found the ruined Cluniac [[Bromholm Priory]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.theodora.com/pipelines/united_kingdom_and_ireland_pipelines.html | title = United Kingdom and Ireland Pipelines map - Crude Oil (petroleum) pipelines - Natural Gas pipelines - Products pipelines | accessdate = 2011-04-14 }}</ref><br />
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The civil parish had a poopulation in the 2001 census of 1,130 in 474 households the population increasing to 1,194 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120284&c=NR12+0JN&d=16&e=62&g=6449633&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441118439272&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=1 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114937/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120284&c=NR12+0JN&d=16&e=62&g=6449633&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441118439272&enc=1|archive-date=4 March 2016|dead-url=yes}}</ref><br />
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Amenities in the village include a public house, a hotel, two cafes, one restaurant and takeaway food establishments as well as a recreation ground. In addition there are several caravan parks and estates consisting of privately owned holiday chalets, giving holidaymakers access to the beach. During the First World War there was also an airfield located nearby, RAF Bacton.<br />
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The village and adjoining coastline has extensive sea defences, erected to prevent coastal erosion. Part of this sea wall in nearby [[Walcott, Norfolk|Walcott]] was damaged in the storm surge in December 2013, which caused damage to several caravans and chalets.<br />
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North of Bacton lies the village of Paston where the Bacton Gas Terminal is located.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Outside links==<br />
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* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/b/bacton/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Bacton<br />
* {{OpenDomesday|TG3333|bacton|Bacton}}<br />
* [http://www.villagenews.org.uk/ Village News - local newsletter for Bacton, Edingthorpe, Ridlington and Witton]<br />
* [http://bactonbeachhouse.co.uk/ Bacton Beach House with photos of the area]<br />
* [http://www.theleasbeachpark.co.uk/beach.html The Leas Beach Park with photos of Bacton beach, fossils found on the beach and the surrounding area]<br />
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[[Category:Beaches of Norfolk]]<br />
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