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2 Bacton Gas Terminal  





3 War memorial  





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Bacton, Norfolk






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Coordinates: 52°5101N 1°2839E / 52.85037°N 1.47745°E / 52.85037; 1.47745
 

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Bacton

St Andrew's Church, Bacton

Bacton is located in Norfolk
Bacton

Bacton

Location within Norfolk

Area9.45 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population1,194 (parish, 2011 census)
• Density126/km2 (330/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG344337
• London139 mi (224 km)
Civil parish
  • Bacton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR12
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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England
Norfolk
52°51′01N 1°28′39E / 52.85037°N 1.47745°E / 52.85037; 1.47745

Bacton is a village and civil parishinNorfolk, England. It is on the Norfolk coast, some 12 miles (20 km) south-east of Cromer, 25 miles (40 km) north-west of Great Yarmouth and 19 miles (30 km) north of Norwich. Besides the village of Bacton, the parish includes the nearby settlements of Bacton Green, Broomholm, Keswick and Pollard Street.[1] It also includes Edingthorpe, which was added to Bacton civil parish under the County of Norfolk Review Order, 1935.

The seaside village, whose name is derived from 'Bacca's farm/settlement', is located on the North Norfolk coast between Mundesley (ablue flag beach) and Walcott, Norfolk. 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.

Bacton Beach

In the east of the parish can be found the ruined Cluniac Bromholm Priory.[2]

The civil parish has an area of 9.45 square kilometres (3.65 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 1,130 in 474 households the population increasing to 1,194 at the 2011 Census.[3] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the districtofNorth Norfolk.[4]

Amenities in the village include: a village shop, a hotel, two cafes, a Chinese restaurant and kebab house, 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.

Coastal erosion[edit]

The village and adjoining coastline has extensive sea defences, erected to prevent coastal erosion. Part of this sea wall in nearby Walcott, Norfolk was damaged in the storm surge in December 2013, which caused damage to several caravans and chalets.

North of Bacton lies the village of Paston where the Bacton Gas Terminal is located. In July 2019 a scheme commenced to deposit almost two million cubic metres of sand, forming a 6-kilometre (4 mi) artificial dune. Costing £20 million, the scheme will protect the gas terminal, as well as the villages of Bacton and Walcott. The sea defences are expected to protect the area for between 15 and 20 years.[5]

Bacton Gas Terminal[edit]

The BBL Pipeline

The Bacton Gas Terminal is at one end of a gas pipeline connecting England to the Netherlands. The pipeline runs from a compressor station at the Balgzand Gas Plant at Den Helder, North Holland, to a coastal terminal near Bacton. It began to be laid in July 2006 and became operational on 1 December 2006.

War memorial[edit]

Bacton War Memorial takes the form of a stone cross in St. Andrew's Churchyard. It commemorates the following from the First World War:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). "Norfolk Coast East". OS Explorer Map. 252. ISBN 0-319-21888-0.
  • ^ "United Kingdom and Ireland Pipelines map - Crude Oil (petroleum) pipelines - Natural Gas pipelines - Products pipelines". Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  • ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  • ^ "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes". Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council. 2001. Archived from the original (XLS) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  • ^ Morelle, Rebecca (18 July 2019). "Vast sand scheme to protect Norfolk coast". BBC News. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  • http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Bacton

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