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The civil parish has an area of 8.65 Km&2 and in the 2001 Census had a population of 225 in 110 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the District of King's Lynn And West Norfolk .

Prior to the Reform Act Of 1832 , Castle Rising had the status of a Parliamentary Borough and, because of its small population, was often cited as a Rotten Borough . Its most notable member was Robert Walpole , Prime Minister from 1721 to 1742 .


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