Larling
| Larling | |
|---|---|
 St Ethelbert’s Parish Church, Larling | |
  Larling Location within Norfolk | |
| OS grid reference | TL9889 |
| • London | 94 miles (151 km) |
| 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 |
Larling is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Roudham and Larling, in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England.[1] The village is 8.5 miles east north east of Thetford, 21.4 miles west south west of Norwich and 94 miles north east of London.[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 159.[3]
History
[edit]The village’s name means 'Lyrel's people'.[4] Earlier spellings include Lurling, Lirling, Lerling, or Lerlingford.[5]
Larling has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086.[6] In the great book Larling is recorded by the name ‘’Lur(i)inga’’. The main landholder is William de Warenne with the main tenant being Hugh. The survey also mentions a mill.
On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Roudham.[7]
The Parish Church of Saint Ethelbert
[edit]The still-standing medieval church was built in the 12th century, and was expanded in the 1340s creating the chancel, with a tower later being added in the 16th century.[8] The church is built of flint, with stone used only for dressings. The tower is in the 15th-century Perpendicular style. On the north side there is a staircase turret that leads to the belfry. The windows date from the 15th century also. There is an ornamented Norman doorway, with one of the pillars carrying a mass dial. Inside the church is a four-sided font from the 12th century.[9] The walls used to be covered in decorative paintings, one of them including a large painting of St Christopher. An organisation under the name 'Friends of Thurton Church' continue to help raise money for future restorations and the ongoing maintenance of the church.
Transport
[edit]The nearest railway station with a full service is at Thetford for the Breckland Line which runs between Cambridge and Norwich, but Harling Road station offers two trains a day in each direction.[10] The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The village is situated a little north of the A11 Trunk road.
Shrubb Family
[edit]Shrubb family is one of the longest-running communal communities in England. Founded in 1970 in a 17th-century cottage near the old A11 and the Angel pub, the membership and fortunes of the community have fluctuated over the years, but the ethos of low-impact living and environmental harmony has persisted.[11]
Shrubb is listed on the Diggers and Dreamers online directory, and there is a video of the early days at Shrubb on YouTube titled 'Shrubb Family 1973 part 1 & 2'. Shrubb is featured in "Communes in Britain" by Andrew Rigby, 1974. As of recent years the membership of the group has fluctuated and has been left with around 6 members.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ OS Explorer Map 236 - King’s Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN 978-0-319-46408-3.
- ^ County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5
- ^ "Population statistics Larling AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Blomefield, Francis (1805). An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk. London: William Miller. p. 428. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 191, Larling, ISBN 1-85833-440-3
- ^ "Relationships and changes Larling AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "The Church of England". The Church of England. Archbishops' Council. 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ The King’s England series, NORFOLK, by Arthur Mee,Pub:Hodder and Stoughton,1972, page 154 Larling, ISBN 0-340-15061-0
- ^ Greater Anglia Trains. "Harling Road". www.greateranglia.co.uk. Greater Anglia. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ Diggers and dreamers : the 1990/91 guide to communal living, edited by Vera Ansell et al. Dunford Bridge, Sheffield, [England]: Communes Network. 1989. ISBN 978-0-9514945-0-9.
- ^ Ansell, Vera. "Diggers and Dreamers". Diggers and Dreamers: the guide to communal living. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
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