East Harling
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East Harling is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village forms the principal settlement in the civil parish of Harling, and is located some 8 miles (13 km) east of the town of Thetford and 25 miles (40 km) south-west of the city of Norwich.[1]
The parish of Harling has an area of 23.19 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 2,201 in 932 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.[2]
The village is served by Harling Road railway station, which is situated 2 miles (3 km) to the north.
From 1808 to 1814 East Harling hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain which connected the Admiralty in London to its naval ships in the port of Great Yarmouth.
[edit] References
- ^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 230 - Diss & Harleston. ISBN 0-319-21862-7.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
[edit] External links
- Diss Express - village's local newspaper website
- Map sources for East Harling.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on East Harling.
