Population 1,424 (2011) Civil parish Scottow Country England Area 8.59 km² Shire county Norfolk | OS grid reference TG279235 Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Saturday 7:34 AM District North Norfolk | |
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Scottow is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located some 2.5 miles north of Coltishall and 5 miles south of North Walsham.
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Map of Scottow, Norwich, UK
The civil parish has an area of 8.59 km2 (3.32 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 1,774 in 357 households, the population decreasing to 1,424 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.
Most of the former Royal Air Force Coltishall military airbase lied within the parish boundaries of Scottow. Today, part of the RAF base has been converted into HMP Bure, a prison for adult males.
Governance
An electoral ward of the same name exists. This ward stretches east with a total population of 2,934 at the 2011 Census.
References
Scottow Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA