Sporle with Palgrave is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 17.21 km2 (6.64 sq mi) and had a population of 1,038 in 442 households at the 2001 census,[2] including East Lexham but the population reducing to 1,011 in 453 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.
The village
The village has a church, St Mary's, and is also served by a village shop and a pub called The King Charles III. There are active book clubs and a bus service. There is a primary school and a separate community centre.
St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed building.[3] Edmund Nelson was curate and subsequently rector of Sporle;[4] Susannah, the oldest sister of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, was born here on 12 June 1755.
Notes
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1169820)". National Heritage List for England.
- ^ "Nelson, Edmund (1745 - 1802) (CCEd Person ID 94672)". The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540–1835.
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