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Harpley, Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°48′24″N 0°39′17″E / 52.80654°N 0.65468°E / 52.80654; 0.65468
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Harpley
Signpost in Harpley
Harpley is located in Norfolk
Harpley
Harpley
Location within Norfolk
Area9.29 km2 (3.59 sq mi)
Population338 (2011)
• Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF790265
Civil parish
  • Harpley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE31
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°48′24″N 0°39′17″E / 52.80654°N 0.65468°E / 52.80654; 0.65468

Harpley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 9.29 km2 (3.59 sq mi) and had a population of 353 in 157 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population reducing to 338 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The villages name means 'Harp wood/clearing', perhaps in the sense of a sieve used in salt working.

The village is 12 miles (19 km) north-east of King's Lynn. The village is on the south side of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. There is an Anglican church, and a primary school (which celebrated its centenary in 2008). It has a Pub 'The Rose and Crown', The two shops, and a Post Office which used to operate in the village have closed. A Methodist chapel in Nethergate Street has been converted into a private dwelling. Nearby points of interest include Houghton Hall located north of the parish and the Peddars Way, accessible from the A148 just west of town.

Transport

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Harpley can be reached from King's Lynn and Fakenham on the X8 bus service, operated by Stagecoach Norfolk.

Notes

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  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 27 August 2015.

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