Harpley, Norfolk

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Harpley
Location within Norfolk
Area3.59 sq mi (9.3 km2)
Population333 (2021 census)
•  Density 93/sq mi (36/km2)
OS grid reference TF790265
Civil parish
  • Harpley
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town KING'S LYNN
Postcode district PE31
Dialling code 01485
UK Parliament
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England
Norfolk
52°48′24″N0°39′17″E / 52.80654°N 0.65468°E / 52.80654; 0.65468

Harpley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, located along the A148.

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Harpley is 12 miles (19 km) north-east of King's Lynn and 30 miles (48 km) north-west of Norwich.

History

Harpley's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for harp clearing with 'harp' referring to a sieve used in salt working. [1]

There was once a neolithic barrow in Harpley which has mostly been lost to the plough. [2] The Roman Peddars Way once passed through Harpley alongside the barrow. [3]

In the Domesday Book, Harpley is recorded as a settlement of 43 households in the hundred of Freebridge. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of Odo of Bayeux and William de Warenne. [4]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Harpley has a population of 333 people which shows a decrease from the 338 people listed in the 2011 census. [5]

The village is located along the A148, between King's Lynn and Cromer.

St. Lawrence's Church

Harpley's parish church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and dates from the Thirteenth Century. St. Lawrence's is located within the village on Church Lane and has been Grade I listed since 1960. [6] The church no longer holds regular church services and is part of the GGM Benefice. [7]

St. Lawrence's holds medieval carved statues of the four Doctor of the Church, medieval bench ends and medieval stained-glass depicting Saint Edward the Confessor. [8]

Amenities

Harpley Church of England Primary School is located on School Lane and is part of the Great Massingham & Harpley Schools Federation. The headteacher is H. Myhill. [9]

The Rose & Crown Pub has stood in the village since at least 1789 but recently closed. [10]

Governance

Harpley is part of the electoral ward of Massingham with Castle Acre for local elections and is part of the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North West Norfolk which has been represented by the Conservative's James Wild MP since 2010.

War Memorial

Harpley War Memorial is a marble obelisk inside St. Lawrence's Churchyard which was unveiled by John Bowers, Bishop of Thetford. [11] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: [12] [13]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
Pte.Ralph W. Porter MM 60th (Victoria Rifles) Bn., CEF 9 Oct. 1916 Vimy Memorial
Pte.Herbert Arter4th Bn., Canadian Military Engineers 25 Aug. 1916 Reningelst Cemetery
Pte.William H. Fake17th Bn., Royal Fusiliers 8 Jun. 1918 Bagneux Cemetery
Pte.Ezra Seaman1st Bn., Hertfordshire Regiment 18 Sep. 1918 Vis-en-Artois Memorial
Pte.Bertram Stringer12th Bn., Highland Light Infantry 29 Sep. 1918 Zantvoorde Cemetery
Pte.Alfred T. Norman21st Bn., Manchester Regiment 11 Oct. 1918 Beaurevoir Cemetery
Pte.Stanley Steel1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment 9 Oct. 1917 Tyne Cot
Pte.Bertie W. Porter5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 Apr. 1917 Jerusalem Memorial
Pte.Ernest Gagen9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.14 Sep. 1916 Wimereux Cemetery
Pte.John E. Osborne9th Bn., Norfolk Regt.15 Sep. 1916 Thiepval Memorial

The following names were added after the Second World War:

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
WOC. Edward Rasberry2nd Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment 27 May 1940 Dunkirk Town Cemetery
Sgt.Ivor E. Laughlin Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 27 Mar. 1944 Hotton War Cemetery
Sgt.Harold F. Arter Norfolk Yeomanry 11 Mar. 1940 Blargies Cemetery
LSgt.Arthur C. Dolman55 A.T. Regt., Royal Artillery 18 Jun. 1944 Hottot-les-Bagues Cemetery
Gnr.Arthur A. Hammond48 L.A.A. Regt., R.A.21 Apr. 1945 Labuan War Cemetery
Pte.Reginald C. Stringer2nd Bn., Royal Norfolk Regiment 4 May 1944 Kohima War Cemetery

References

  1. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "mnf3637 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "mnf1289 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Harpley | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Harpley (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "CHURCH OF ST LAWRENCE, Harpley - 1077655 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Harpley: St Lawrence". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Staff – Great Massingham & Harpley CE Schools Federation". gmhfed.norfolk.sch.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "ROSE & CROWN - HARPLEY". www.norfolkpubs.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Harpley War Memorial, Harpley - 1446272 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Harpley". www.roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2025.

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