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Scarning
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Scarning is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It covers an area of and had a population of 2,932 in 1,092 households at the 2001 census, reducing to 2,906 in the same number of households in the 2011 census. It lies west of Dereham and west of Norwich, on the old turnpike road between Dereham and Swaffham.
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Place details
- Locality
- Breckland
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TF954122
- UK place.official_name
- Scarning
- UK place.population
- 2,906
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 14.13
- UK place.static_image
- St Peter and St Paul Church, Scarning - geograph.org.uk - 357024.jpg
- UK place.static_image_width
- 240px
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Peter and St Paul Church
- UK place.shire_district
- Breckland
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Scarning
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Mid Norfolk
- UK place.postcode_district
- NR19
- UK place.postcode_area
- NR
- UK place.post_town
- DEREHAM
- UK place.dial_code
- 01362
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2932
- Area
- 14.13
- Image
- St Peter and St Paul Church, Scarning - geograph.org.uk - 357024.jpg
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- Scarning
- postal code
- NR19
- OS grid reference
- TF954122
- P8168
- Annemasse
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7 sectionsContents
- Structure and history
- Church
- Primary school
- Village hall
- Transport
- Notable people
- References
Scarning is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It covers an area of and had a population of 2,932 in 1,092 households at the 2001 census, reducing to 2,906 in the same number of households in the 2011 census. It lies west of Dereham and west of Norwich, on the old turnpike road between Dereham and Swaffham.
==Structure and history== The name of the village means "dung place", perhaps originally the name of a nearby stream.
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