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Hunstanton
Sign in to saveHunstanton (sometimes pronounced ) is a seaside town and civil parish in Norfolk, England, which had a population of 4,370 at the 2021 census. It faces west across The Wash. Hunstanton lies 102 miles (164 km) north-north-east of London and 40 miles (64 km) north-west of Norwich.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Hunstanton
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.static_image_name
- View of Hunstanton Front From The Beach.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- View of Hunstanton front from the beach
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.shire_district
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North West Norfolk
- UK place.population
- 4,370
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 6.07
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TF6740
- UK place.post_town
- Hunstanton
- UK place.postcode_area
- PE
- UK place.postcode_district
- PE36
- UK place.dial_code
- 01485
- COA wide.name
- Hunstanton Town Council
- COA wide.notes
- Granted 9 September 1955.
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology and pronunciation
- History
- Governance
- Demographics
- Geology
- Climate
- Tourism
- Hunstanton Pier
- Transport
- Education
- Culture
- Literary associations
- Media
- Sport
- Notable people
- Arms
- References
- External links
Hunstanton (sometimes pronounced ) is a seaside town and civil parish in Norfolk, England, which had a population of 4,370 at the 2021 census. It faces west across The Wash. Hunstanton lies 102 miles (164 km) north-north-east of London and 40 miles (64 km) north-west of Norwich.
==Etymology and pronunciation== The original settlement, now Old Hunstanton, probably gained its name from the River Hun, which runs to the coast just to the east. It has also been argued that the name originated from "Honeystone", referring to the local red carrstone.