Kelling (also known as ''Low Kelling'' and as ''Lower Kelling'') is a village and a
civil parish in the
English county of
Norfolk. The village is west of
Cromer, north of
Norwich, and northeast of
London. The village straddles the
A149 Coast road between
Kings Lynn and
Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth (), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town and unparished area in, and the main administrative centre of, the Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located east of Norwich. A pop ...
.
The villages name means 'Cylla's/Ceolla's people'.
The nearest railway station is at
Sheringham for the
Bittern Line
The Bittern Line is a railway branch line in Norfolk, England, that links to . It passes through the Broads on its route to an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the north Norfolk coast. It is named after the bittern, a rare bird found in t ...
which runs between
Sheringham, Cromer, and Norwich. The nearest airport is
Norwich International Airport
Norwich Airport is an international airport in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England, north of Norwich. In 2017, Norwich Airport was the 28th busiest airport in the UK and busiest in the East Anglia region.
Norwich Airport has a CAA Public Use Aero ...
. The village lies within the
Norfolk Coast AONB (
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast.
Changes in government policy have discontinued management of
coastal erosion in North Norfolk.
Village amenities
Kelling is a small village (pop 177 in 2011), which had a reputation for smuggling. The village has a reading room, which is now a book shop, gallery and tea-room. There is a small
Victorian
Victorian or Victorians may refer to:
19th century
* Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign
** Victorian architecture
** Victorian house
** Victorian decorative arts
** Victorian fashion
** Victorian literature ...
school house built in 1876 and opened October 1877, still in use as a primary school today on the coastal side of the A149 just opposite the reading room. Today it is attended by 90 children from the surrounding area. The postal addresses for Kelling are unusual as only 10 of the 37 properties have a number; the rest are known only by the house name
the postcode for the village is NR25 7EL.
Around Kelling are
Kelling Heath and Muckleburgh Hill, two raised areas of outstanding natural beauty. The heaths contain a network of paths, nature trail and views of the surrounding area. Kelling village is 1 km from the coast which is accessed via a road used as a public path
(RUPP). The coastline at Kelling along with
Weybourne and
Salthouse
Salthouse is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the salt marshes of North Norfolk. It is north of Holt, west of Sheringham and north of Norwich. The village is on the A149 coast road between ...
was of part the
strategic defence
Strategic defence is a type of military planning doctrine and a set defense and/or combat activities used for the purpose of deterring, resisting and repelling a strategic offensive, conducted as either a territorial or airspace, invasion or att ...
during the Second World War.
Images
Image:Oldkelling.jpg, The street circa 1911
Image:The street kelling.JPG, The Street
Image:Thestreet kelling.JPG , The Street
Image:Old Reading Room.jpg, The Old Reading Room
Image:Kelling village 12th April 2008 (2).JPG, The Old Reading Room
Image:Kelling village 12th April 2008.JPG, Kelling Village School
Image:Kelling War Memorial 12th April 2008.JPG, Kelling War Memorial
Image:poppy2004.JPG, Poppies in field near Kelling June 2002
Image:Pillbox.JPG, World War II Type 22 Pillbox on the shingle beach at Kelling
Image:Norcon Pillbox.jpg, World War II Norcon pillbox
The Norcon pillbox is a type of British hardened field defences of World War II, hardened field fortification built in Britain during the British anti-invasion preparations of World War II, invasion crisis of 1940–1941. It was a small circular ...
on Kelling Hard
See also
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Kelling Hall
*
Home Place, Kelling
*
Kelling Heath
References
Neighbouring villages
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Weybourne
*
Salthouse
Salthouse is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the salt marshes of North Norfolk. It is north of Holt, west of Sheringham and north of Norwich. The village is on the A149 coast road between ...
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High Kelling
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Cley next the Sea
*
Wiveton
External links
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Villages in Norfolk
North Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk