Fritton is a village

Village

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 in the English

England

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 county

County

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 of Norfolk

Norfolk

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, situated some 9 km (5.6 mi) south-west of the town of Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...

 and 11 km (6.8 mi) north-west of the Suffolk

Suffolk

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 town of Lowestoft

Lowestoft

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. It should not be confused with the village of the same name near Morning Thorpe

Morning Thorpe

Morningthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some south of the city of Norwich. Besides the village of Morningthorpe itself, the parish also includes the village of Fritton. The two villages are 1 km apart.The civil parish has an area of and in...

 in Norfolk.

Today the village forms part of the civil parish

Civil parish

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 of Fritton and St. Olaves

Fritton and St. Olaves

Fritton and St Olaves is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The parish comprises the villages of Fritton and St. Olaves, together with the surrounding rural area....

, which in turn is within the district

Non-metropolitan district

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 of Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth (borough)

The Borough of Great Yarmouth is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. It is named after its main town, Great Yarmouth.-History:...

 in Norfolk. However prior to the Local Government Act 1972

Local Government Act 1972

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, the village was within Lothingland Rural District

Lothingland Rural District

Lothingland was a rural district in East Suffolk, England, named after the ancient half-hundred of Lothingland which was merged with Mutford half-hundred in 1763 to form Mutford and Lothingland....

in Suffolk.