Runton

{{Short description|Civil parish in Norfolk, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.9333|1.25|display=inline,title}}

| os_grid_reference = TG185422

| official_name = Runton

| population = 1,667

| population_ref = (2011)

| area_total_km2 = 5.44

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| static_image_caption =

| shire_district = North Norfolk

| shire_county = Norfolk

| region = East of England

| civil_parish = Runton

| constituency_westminster =

| postcode_district = NR27

| postcode_area = NR

| post_town = CROMER

| dial_code =

| london_distance =

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Runton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk consisting of the villages of East Runton and West Runton.

It covers an area of {{convert|5.44|km2|abbr=on}} and had a population of 1,633 in 784 households at the 2001 census,[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls |date=2017-02-11 }}. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009. the population increasing to 1,667 at the 2011 Census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128095&c=NR27+9QD&d=16&e=62&g=6449809&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441287459141&enc=1|title=Parish population 2011|access-date=3 September 2015}}

For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk.

The name 'Runton' means either, 'Runa's farm/settlement' or 'Runi's farm/settlement'.{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Runton|title = Key to English Place-names}}