East Harling

East Harling
East Harling
	The Church of St Peter and St Paul
	East Harling Location within Norfolk
OS grid reference	TL 993 865
Civil parish	Harling;
District	Breckland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR16
Dialling code	01953
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk;
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°26′24″N 0°55′51″E / 52.44011°N 0.93076°E

East Harling is a village in the civil parish of Harling, in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It is the principal settlement in the parish of Harling and is located 8 miles (13 km) east of Thetford and 25 miles (40 km) south-west of the city of Norwich^[1] on the banks of the River Thet.

History

East Harling's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the eastern part of the settlement of 'Herela's' people.^[2]

From 1808 to 1814, East Harling hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain connecting the Admiralty in London to the fleet in Great Yarmouth.^[3]

In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 900.^[4] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with West Harling to form "Harling".^[5]

Geography

East Harling falls within the constituency of South West Norfolk. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.

Church of St Peter and St Paul

East Harling's parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul and was built in its current glory on the site of an earlier church during the 15th century from the fortune of Anne Harling, an orphan of the Hundred Years War. The church is Grade I listed and has a magnificent hammerbeam roof which rises to a height of 45 feet above the floor. The building contains many other medieval survivals such as the panels of the chancel screen, an older screen surrounding the Lady Chapel with intricate carvings in its spandrels, choir stalls in the chancel, remains of a mural and the octagonal font. There are also a number of interesting tombs. The most noteworthy feature of the church, however, is the magnificent east window which was donated to the church by Lady Anne Herling and her second husband, Sir Robert Wingfield, in around 1460. The glass was removed and hidden in the since demolished East Harling Hall, for fear of destruction by Puritan iconoclasts. The glass was restored in 1736 under the direction of Thomas Wright and has stood in its current position since, excepting during the Second World War.^[6]

Transport

Harling Road railway station opened in 1845 as a stop on the Norwich & Brandon Railway, the station remains open to this day on the Breckland Line between Cambridge and Norwich.

War memorial

East Harling's war memorial takes the form of a stone obelisk featuring a sword of sacrifice upon a Celtic cross at the junction between Cheese Hill, Market Street and White Hart Street. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:

Company-Sergeant-Major Henry R. Pattinson (d.1917), 1/4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Lance-Corporal Walter E. Endley (1893–1915), 1/4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Lance-Corporal Stephen A. Miller (1895–1915), 1/4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private George T. Tyler (d.1915), 7th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
Private Herbert Secker (1894–1916), 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment
Private Horace B. Howlett (1875–1915), 8th (Winnipeg Rifles) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Private R. J. Richards (d.1916), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment
Private Oliver Bullman (1889–1918), 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment
Private Harry V. Barnard (1899–1918), 17th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
Private Sidney B. Sparkes (1891–1916), 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards
Private C. Harbour (d.1918), Machine Gun Corps
Private G. Zachariah Barnard (1892–1917), 1/4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Fearnley Askey (1887–1917), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private Frederick G. Elvin (d.1917), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private William I. Pinner (1885–1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private E. W. Germany (d.1917), 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment
Private Derek St Clair Everett (1896–1916), 1/5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
Private Herbert William Barnard (d.1918), 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Rifleman Arthur H. Bloomfield (1889–1917), 9th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Rifleman Frederick F. Beales (1899–1918), 12th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps
Rifleman H. E. Alderton (d.1916), 17th (Poplar and Stepney Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment
Rifleman J. R. Osborne (d.1918), 18th (London Irish Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment
Rifleman Harry E. Buck (d.1918), 4th New Zealand Rifle Brigade, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Rifleman Charles H. Glover (1891–1916), 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Seaman G. B. Bean (d.1918), S.S. Cufic
E. D. Bateman
J. T. Bean
W. R. Brown
R. J. Frost
J. J. Hunt
J. Osborne
P. Richards
J. Shaw
H. J. Smith
T. Smith
J. H. Tyler

And, the following for the Second World War:

Sub-Lieutenant Barry P. Grigson (1920–1940), 825 Naval Air Squadron
Sergeant Cyril W. Kerridge (1913–1941), Royal Air Force
Aircraftman-Second-Class Kenneth E. Frost (1922–1944), No. 2795 Squadron, RAF Regiment
Corporal William G. Osborne (d.1944), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Gunner Derek J. Bloomfield (1921–1944), 71st (Heavy) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
Private Harold A. Walker (1908–1939), 4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
R. C. Barnard
J. Cross
C. W. Hall
W. F. Lake
J. Shingfield
E. C. Wix

References

^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 230 - Diss & Harleston. ISBN 0-319-21862-7.
^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 26, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/East%20Harling
^ Wilson, Geoffrey (1976). The Old Telegraphs. London: Phillimore. p. 29. ISBN 0 900592 79 6.
^ "Population statistics East Harling CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes East Harling CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
^ Knott, S. (2022). Retrieved December 26, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/eastharling/eastharling.htm

External links

Map sources for East Harling
Information from Genuki Norfolk on East Harling.
Archived version of village website

[osexp230-1] Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 230 - Diss & Harleston. ISBN 0-319-21862-7.

[2] University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved December 26, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/East%20Harling

[3] Wilson, Geoffrey (1976). The Old Telegraphs. London: Phillimore. p. 29. ISBN 0 900592 79 6.

[4] "Population statistics East Harling CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[5] "Relationships and changes East Harling CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

[6] Knott, S. (2022). Retrieved December 26, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/eastharling/eastharling.htm

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