Runton

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 and had a population of 1,633 in 784 households at the United Kingdom [Census 2001|2001 census], the population increasing to 1,667 at the 2011 Census.
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'.

Governance

Runton falls in the electoral ward called The Runtons. This ward stretches south to Aylmerton and had a total population at the 2011 census of 2,125.