Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby
| Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby | |
|---|---|
| Civil parish | |
Scratby Beach | |
Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 7.32 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
| Population | 4,394 (2021) |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG 494 148 |
| Civil parish |
|
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GREAT YARMOUTH |
| Postcode district | NR29 |
| Dialling code | 01493 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | ormesbypc |
Ormesby St Margaret with Scratby is a civil parish in the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. It is made up of the inland village of Ormesby St Margaret and the adjacent seaside resorts of Scratby and California. The villages are some 1 mi (1.6 km) apart, and they are situated about 6 mi (9.7 km) north of the town of Great Yarmouth and 19 mi (31 km) east of the city of Norwich.
The civil parish has an area of 4.5 mi (7.2 km) and in the 2021 census had a population of 4,394, a slight increase from 3,974 at the 2011 Census.
Great Ormesby railway station was once located in Ormesby St Margaret as well as halts at Little Ormesby, Scratby and California on the line between Great Yarmouth and Melton Constable. It was closed in 1959.