Government
The civil parish has an area of 10.38 km2 (4.01 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 961 in 425 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk and the county of Norfolk.
As in other broadland villages, the areas adjacent to the river fall under the administration of the Broads Authority.
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Famous quotes containing the word government:
“What is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?”
—James Madison (1751–1836)
“You are, I am sure, aware that genuine popular support in the United States is required to carry out any Government policy, foreign or domestic. The American people make up their own minds and no governmental action can change it.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
“Government is an evil; it is only the thoughtlessness and vices of men that make it a necessary evil. When all men are good and wise, government will of itself decay.”
—Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)