Sea Palling

Sea Palling
Sea Palling Gap
Sea Palling is located in Norfolk
Sea Palling
Sea Palling
Location within Norfolk
Area11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi)
Population655 (Including Horsey and Waxham, 2011 census)[1]
• Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG420260
• London140 miles (230 km)
Civil parish
  • Sea Palling
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR12
Dialling code01692
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
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Norfolk
52°47′N 1°36′E / 52.78°N 1.60°E / 52.78; 1.60

Sea Palling, also historically spelled Pawling and Pauling,[2] is a village and civil parish covering 11.05 km2 (4.27 sq mi) in the English county of Norfolk.[3] 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".[4]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 4 September 2015.[dead link]
  2. ^ Pestell, R.E. (1986). Palling A History Shaped by the Sea. North Walsham: Poppyland. ISBN 094614818X.
  3. ^ OS Explorer Map 24: Norfolk Coast Central (Map) (Edition A 1997) ed.). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 0-319-21726-4.
  4. ^ "North Walsham Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 30 September 2023.