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Bacton is a minor seaside tourist centre with a sandy beach and several campsites. The UK terminal of the Interconnector Gas Pipeline is located to the west of the parish, straddling the boundary with the adjoining parish of Paston . In the east of the parish can be found the ruined Cluniac Bromholm Priory . The civil parish has an area of 9.45 Km&2 and in the 2001 Census had a population of 1130 in 474 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the District of North Norfolk . Several notable features of the village include:
One of the main characteristics of Bacton is it's profile as a non-typical sea-side village. While many British seaside towns have a large percentage of migrating residents (using houses as second or weekend/holiday homes), Bacton has maintained a solid base of local residents while mixing occasionally frequent near-local residents. Much of Bacton's layout is composed into estates of houses and bungalows, such as Castways Caravan Park or Seaview Estate , which provide those holidaying close proximity to both the beach, local towns and Norwich . One other key feature of the village (and surrounding coastline) is the amount of man-made sea defenses which were erected to prevent further coastal Erosion . Reaching along much of the coast, these concrete walls along the cliff-side help guard against further deterioration of the coast-line, from both the natural elements and human development. REFERENCES |
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