Editing St Olaves

{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{for|the school in Orpington|St Olave's Grammar School}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name        = St Olaves
| country              = England
| region               = East of England
| os_grid_reference    = TM458994
| coordinates          = {{coord|52.537|1.623|display=inline,title}}
| label_position       = bottom
| post_town            = [[Great Yarmouth]]
| postcode_area        = NR
| postcode_district    = NR31
| dial_code            = 01493
| shire_county         = [[Norfolk]]
| shire_district       = [[Borough of Great Yarmouth|Great Yarmouth]]
| hide_services        = Yes
| static_image_name    = St Olaves wind pump - geograph.org.uk - 242656.jpg
| static_image_caption = St Olaves wind pump 
}}
'''St Olaves''' is a village in the [[English county]] of [[Norfolk]]. The village is situated on the [[River Waveney]], {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} south-west of the town of [[Great Yarmouth]] and the same distance north-west of the [[Suffolk]] town of [[Lowestoft]]. It is within [[The Broads]] national park.<ref>Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. {{ISBN|0-319-23769-9}}.</ref>

Today the village forms part of the [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] of [[Fritton and St Olaves]], which in turn is within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Great Yarmouth (borough)|Great Yarmouth]] in Norfolk. Prior to [[Local Government Act 1972|local government reorganisation in 1974]] however, the village was part of the parish of [[Herringfleet]] in the [[Lothingland Rural District]] of Suffolk.<ref>[[Local Government Act 1972]], Schedule 1 Part II Non-metropolitan counties.</ref>

St Olaves Bridge, a [[suspension bridge]], is the first bridging point on the Waveney above [[Great Yarmouth]]. [[Haddiscoe railway station]], on the [[Wherry Lines]] service between [[Norwich]] and [[Lowestoft]], is across the bridge approximately {{convert|1|km|mi}} from the centre of the village. St Olaves used to have its own [[St Olaves railway station|railway station]], which closed in 1959.

The village is the location of  the remains of a 13th-century Augustinian priory. [[St. Olaves Priory, Herringfleet|St. Olaves Priory]] was dedicated to [[St Olav]]. On the site there are parts of the refectory, cloisters, and the priory mill.<ref>{{cite web|url=    http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/st-olaves-priory/history/ |title= History of St Olave's Priory |publisher=English Heritage|accessdate= September 1, 2017}}</ref>

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== External links==
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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Borough of Great Yarmouth]]


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