Cromer Ridge is a ridge of old glacial moraines ( terminal moraine ) that stands next to the coast adjacent to Cromer , Norfolk , England . Cromer Ridge seems to have been the front line of the ice sheet for some time at the last glaciation, which is shown by the large size of the feature. All the material that was dredged up from the North Sea was poured out of the glaciers to form a ridge.
20-469: Located on the North Norfolk coast, Cromer Ridge is among the highest land of East Anglia reaching 335 feet (102 m), and is 8.7 miles (14.0 km) long. It is characterised by its irregular, undulating, intimate and well-wooded topography and by substantial areas of heather in the west. Small, enclosed arable fields, hedgebanks, sunken lanes and sparse settlement are also characteristic features of
40-528: A castle. In Wales, the term electoral ward is used for elections to principal councils ( county councils or county borough councils ). These were formally called electoral divisions . Communities in Wales (the equivalent to the civil parish in England) are sometimes divided into wards for elections to the community council. All of Scotland is divided into over 300 wards for local government elections. Using
60-478: A population of 98,382 in 43,502 households. The 2021 census results found that the local authority area had the highest proportions of population over 65 in the England and Wales, at 33.5%. The district is entirely covered by 121 civil parishes . The parish councils for Cromer, Fakenham, Holt, North Walsham, Sheringham, Stalham and Wells-next-the-Sea have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take
80-415: A shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of the council since 2004 have been: Following the 2023 election and subsequent by-elections and changes of allegiance up to July 2024, the composition of the council was: The next election is due in 2027. Since
100-543: Is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. In the parts of the district within The Broads, town planning is the responsibility of the Broads Authority . The district council appoints one of its councillors to sit on that authority. The council has been under Liberal Democrat majority control since 2019. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as
120-588: Is based in Cromer , and the largest town is North Walsham . The district also includes the towns of Fakenham , Holt , Sheringham , Stalham and Wells-next-the-Sea , along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The district lies on the north coast of Norfolk, facing the North Sea , with much of its coastline lying within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . Some south-eastern parts of
140-966: Is divided into wards, which are ancient and very long-standing sub-divisions of the city. The Council of the Isles of Scilly is also a sui generis unitary authority, and has five wards, each returning either 1 or (in the case of St Mary's ) 12 councillors to the Council of the Isles of Scilly. Civil parishes in England are sometimes divided into wards for elections to the parish council (or town / city council ). They need not bear any relation to wards or electoral divisions at district level, but often do. The four most northerly ancient counties of England – Cumberland , Westmorland , County Durham and Northumberland – were historically divided into administrative units called wards instead of hundreds or wapentakes , as in other counties. Wards were areas originally organised for military purposes, each centred on
160-464: Is the primary unit of English electoral geography for civil parishes and borough and district councils, the electoral ward is the unit used by Welsh principal councils , while the electoral division is the unit used by English county councils and some unitary authorities . Each ward/division has an average electorate of about 5,500 people, but ward population counts can vary substantially. As of 2021 there are 8,694 electoral wards/divisions in
180-469: The Isle of Wight and Shropshire Councils ) instead use the term electoral division . In non-metropolitan county areas with both wards (used for district council elections) and electoral divisions (used for county council elections), the boundaries of the two types of divisions may sometimes not coincide, but more often the county electoral divisions will be made up of one or more complete wards. In urban areas,
200-528: The Local Government Boundary Commission . Suggested names included North Norfolk, Seafields, Pastonacres, Norfolk Coastal and Cromer. The commission chose the name Pastonacres , which had been coined by a member of Smallburgh Rural District Council in recognition of the extensive landholdings in the area of the Paston family in medieval times. The name was not a popular choice locally, and at
220-637: The single transferable vote , most wards elect either three or four councillors. Starting from the 2022 Scottish local elections , the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 , allows electoral wards to have between one and five councillors. Districts in Northern Ireland are divided into electoral areas, with each electing between five and seven councillors by single transferable vote. These are themselves sub-divided into wards, but these wards have no official function. Post-1973 wards were first created by
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#1733085813083240-518: The UK. An average area of wards or electoral divisions in the United Kingdom is 28.109 km (10.853 sq mi). The London boroughs , metropolitan boroughs and non-metropolitan districts (including most unitary authorities ) are divided into wards for local elections. However, county council elections (as well as those for several unitary councils which were formerly county councils, such as
260-532: The district lie within The Broads . The neighbouring districts are Great Yarmouth , Breckland , Broadland and King's Lynn and West Norfolk . The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , covering seven former districts which were all abolished at the same time: A committee of the outgoing councils drew up a list of possible names for the new district to be considered by
280-547: The last boundary changes in 2019 the council has comprised 40 councillors representing 32 wards , with each ward electing one or two councillors. Elections are held every four years. The council is based at the Council Offices on Holt Road in Cromer. The building was purpose-built for the council and opened in 1990. At the time of the 2001 census , the district had an area of 994 square kilometres (384 sq mi), with
300-428: The payment to Baker as "extraordinary". The Press also reported the total cost of so-called "golden goodbyes" for senior council staff had risen to £1.8 million. North Norfolk is served by BBC Look East and ITV News Anglia , BBC Look North and ITV News Calendar can also be received. Radio stations are served by: Local newspapers that cover the area are: The 2013 movie Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
320-528: The ridge. The crumbling cliffs at the coast are of glacial sands and gravels with some chalk exposures. Cromer Ridge was formed during the Anglian glaciation around 450,000 years ago. This article about a specific United Kingdom geological feature is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . North Norfolk North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk , England. Its council
340-522: The style "town council". Almost £389,000 was given to the council's "joint head of paid services", Nick Baker, in the form of an "exit package", reported Private Eye in October 2020. This was £89,000 more than the council had spent purchasing dwellings to support homeless people in 2019/20, the Eastern Daily Press reported. The council's opposition leader, Christopher Cushing, was quoted describing
360-454: The very first meeting of the shadow Pastonacres District Council elected in 1973 it was resolved to change the name to North Norfolk, which was agreed by the government in September 1973, before the new district formally came into being in 1974. North Norfolk District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by Norfolk County Council . The whole district
380-558: The wards within a local authority area typically each contain roughly the same number of electors, and each elect three councillors. In local authorities with mixed urban and rural areas, the number of councillors may vary from one to three, depending on the size of the electorate. Where civil parishes exist, a ward can be adjacent with a civil parish or consist of groups of civil parishes. Larger civil parishes (such as Shrewsbury ) can be divided into two or more wards. The City of London has its own sui generis form of local government and
400-494: Was filmed in the area. The World of Darkness parody web series, Hunter: The Parenting, is set in the area. 52°56′N 1°18′E / 52.933°N 1.300°E / 52.933; 1.300 Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom The wards and electoral divisions in the United Kingdom are electoral districts at sub-national level, represented by one or more councillors . The ward
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