Population 607 (2011) Civil parish Halvergate Country England Area 24.65 km² Shire county Norfolk | OS grid reference TG424070 Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Wednesday 9:17 AM District Broadland | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 78% Humidity Points of interest The Broads, Bewilderwood, Horsey Windpump, Strumpshaw Fen RSPB reserve, Pettitts Animal Adventur | ||
Burgh castle and halvergate marshes
Halvergate is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, north of Reedham, between the Rivers Bure and Yare, within The Broads. To the east of the village are the Halvergate Marshes, an area of drainage marsh which was the site of the first Environmentally Sensitive Area in the United Kingdom in 1987.
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Map of Halvergate, UK
The parish covers an area of 24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi) and had a population of 468 in 202 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 607 in 243 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland. The civil parish includes the village of Tunstall.
The long distance footpath named the Weavers' Way passes through Halvergate, and this provides one of the few modes of access to Berney Arms.
The village has a football club, Halvergate United, which plays in the Anglian Combination Premier Division, and a cricket team in the East Anglian Premier League.