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Sea Palling
Sea Palling — village and civil parish in North Norfolk, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Sea Palling is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 11 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 483 people. Address: NR12. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in North Norfolk, UK". Coordinates: 52.7800°, 1.6000°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Sea Palling, also historically spelled Pawling and Pauling, is a village and civil parish covering 11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi) in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 19.6 miles (31.5 km) south-east of Cromer, 19.6 miles (31.5 km) north-east of Norwich and 140 miles (230 km) north-east of London. The village lies 4 mi (6.4 km) east of the A149 between Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line, which runs between Sheringham, Cromer, and Norwich. Historically known as Palling, the parish was renamed on 2 October 1948 from "Palling" to "Sea Palling". In local dialect Sea Palling is pronounced "Sea Pawling".
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Background
History
The Domesday Book (1086) records that Palling consisted of nine villagers and fourteen smallholders. There were 20 acre of meadow, 14 wild mares, two cobs, 23 pigs and 71 sheep with a total value of £4.00. It was surrounded by areas of salt marsh. The community's primary economy has been are linked to the sea since prehistory. Additional economic endeavours included agriculture and making bricks. Bricks were transported by wherry along the New Cut to various Broadland staithes. The brick industry ended around in the early 20th century, and the kilns were dismantled. Coastal flooding has been an issue for Sea Palling since at least the medieval period. In the 13th century, the town of Waxham…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7800, 1.6000
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- North Norfolk
- Parish
- Sea Palling
- Postcode
- NR12
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Norfolk
- Population
- 483
- Official site
- www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q907931 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sea Palling (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Margaret, Sea Palling, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 321576.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sea Palling?
- Sea Palling is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR12), in the parish of Sea Palling.
- Is Sea Palling a protected site?
- Yes — Sea Palling is part of the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Sea Palling free to visit?
- Yes, Sea Palling is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sea Palling?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR12. It sits within the North Norfolk parliamentary constituency.