East Harling | |
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The village sign. |
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East Harling shown within Norfolk | |
OS grid reference | TL 993 865 |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR16 |
Dialling code | 01953 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
EU Parliament | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Website | http://eoe.xarg.co.uk/harling/ |
East Harling is a village in the English county of Norfolk. The village forms the principal settlement in the civil parish of Harling (where the population is included), 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.
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.