Salle, Norfolk

Salle
Salle church, behind the cricket ground
Salle is located in Norfolk
Salle
Salle
Location within Norfolk
Area8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population50 
• Density6/km2 (16/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG109248
Civil parish
  • Salle
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR10
Dialling code01603
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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52°46′48″N 1°07′34″E / 52.78°N 1.126°E / 52.78; 1.126

Salle (/ˈsɔːl/ SAWL)[1] is a small village and civil parish in the Broadland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south is the market town of Reepham.

The name, pronounced Saul, derives from "Sallow Wood" — sallow referring to willow in Norfolk dialect.[2] It is sometimes written, now archaically, Sall. The parish was renamed from "Sall" to "Salle" on 18 October 1994.[3]

The civil parish has an area of 8.21 square kilometres (3.17 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 50 in 21 households.[4]

Salle is celebrated for its fine, huge late medieval church, which retains the lower part of its rood screen.

The Salle Park Estate owns much of the village and surrounding agricultural land.

  1. ^ Rossiter, Stuart, ed. (1976). Blue Guide England. Ernest Benn. p. 461.
  2. ^ History, Salle Farms Co, 2013. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  3. ^ "Norwich Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ 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.