Hopton on Sea

Hopton-on-Sea
Hopton beach
Hopton-on-Sea Hopton-on-Sea shown within Norfolk
Area	5.63 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population	2,970 (Census 2011)
• Density	528/km2 (1,370/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM5399
District	Great Yarmouth
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GREAT YARMOUTH
Postcode district	NR31
Dialling code	01502
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Great Yarmouth
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°32′02″N 1°44′17″E / 52.534°N 1.738°E / 52.534; 1.738Coordinates: 52°32′02″N 1°44′17″E / 52.534°N 1.738°E / 52.534; 1.738

Hopton-on-Sea is a village, civil parish and seaside resort on the coast of East Anglia in the county of Norfolk. It is located some 8 km south of the town of Great Yarmouth and very close to the UK's most easterly point, Lowestoft Ness.

The original church of St Mary burnt down in 1865 and a new church of the same name was built the following year in Early English style on a new site. Designed by Samuel Sanders Teulon. It contains stained glass by William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. The old church ruins are being restored to form a cultural centre for the village.

The civil parish was, until 1974, in the county of East Suffolk. It has an area of 5.63 km² and in the 2011 census had a population of 2,970 in 1,325 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.

The village has a regular, if infrequent bus service to Norwich, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. It once had its own station Hopton railway station, linking it to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft, but this has now closed.