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Scarning

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Also known as Scarning, Norfolk

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
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7 sections
Contents
  • 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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