Editing Stiffkey (section)

{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | country           = England
 | coordinates       = {{coord|52.94817|0.93226|display=inline,title}}
 | os_grid_reference = TF 971 430
 | official_name     = Stiffkey
 | population        = 209
 | population_ref    = (2011)
 | area_total_km2    = 14.55
 | static_image_name = Stiffkey Salt Marsh 9,04,2007 (4).JPG
 | static_image_caption = Stiffkey Salt Marsh
 | shire_district    = [[North Norfolk]]
 | shire_county      = [[Norfolk]]
 | region            = East of England
 | civil_parish      = Stiffkey
 | constituency_westminster = [[North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North Norfolk]]
 | postcode_district = NR23
 | postcode_area     = NR
 | post_town         = WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA
 | dial_code         = 
 | london_distance   = 129 miles
}}

'''Stiffkey''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|tj|uː|k|i|,_|ˈ|s|t|ɪ|f|k|i}})  is a village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] on the north coast of the [[England|English]] county of [[Norfolk]]. It is situated on the [[A149 road|A149 coast road]], some {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} east of [[Wells-next-the-Sea]], {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Blakeney, Norfolk|Blakeney]], and {{convert|40|km|abbr=on}} north-west of the city of [[Norwich]].<ref name=osexp251>Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 251 – Norfolk Coast Central''. {{ISBN|0-319-21887-2}}.</ref>
The civil parish has an area of {{convert|14.55|km2|abbr=on}} and in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] had a population of 223 in 105 households, the population falling to 209 at the 2011 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129072&c=NR23+1QW&d=16&e=62&g=6449703&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441041217709&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=31 August 2015}}</ref>

For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[North Norfolk]].<ref name=osnncc>Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes]''. Retrieved 2 December 2005.</ref>

The parish church of [[St John and St Mary, Stiffkey|St John the Baptist]] is a [[Grade I listed]] building.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1373655|desc=Church of St John the Baptist|grade=I}}</ref>

The [[River Stiffkey]] runs through the village, from which it takes its name. The river was used to power the Stiffkey watermill which was built before 1579. It was a small mill, running two pairs of stones, and it operated until 1881 when it was put up for auction as a warehouse. Little now remains of the mill; just a few low ruined walls showing the position of the building.<ref name=norfmills>{{cite web | url=http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Watermills/stiffkey.html | access-date=15 April 2006 | title=Stiffkey Mill | work=Norfolk Mills | year=2006 | author=Jonathan Neville}}</ref>

Stiffkey is noted for [[Cockle (bivalve)|cockles]] ''[[Cerastoderma edule]]''  which still retain the old name of 'Stewkey blues'. These are stained blue by the mud in which they live.<ref name="Sti" />