East Runton is a small village in Norfolk, England situated close to the North Sea. It was once a traditional fishing village outside Cromer but is now a popular holiday destination for camping and caravan holidays. The village is within the parish of Runton that also includes West Runton. The village is 1.3 miles (2.1 km) west of Cromer, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) east of West Runton, 2.7 miles (4.3 km) east of Sheringham and 21.7 miles (34.9 km) north of Norwich. The village lies on the A149 coast road but most of the dwellings can be found just south of the road, nestled around the two village greens. The population in the 2001 census was shown as 1,633 (includes West Runton) in 784 households. The parish area is 544 hectares.
The war dead of East Runton are recorded on the West Runton War Memorial.
Read more about East Runton: Public Houses, The Windmill, Story of James Leak, Surfing
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“Once did She hold the gorgeous East in fee;
And was the safeguard of the West:”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)