Sporle with Palgrave is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

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Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

. It covers an area of and had a population of 1,038 in 442 households at the 2001 census, including

East Lexham East Lexham is a village and former civil parish in the England, English county of Norfolk. The village is located east of King's Lynn and north-west of Norwich, close to the course of River Nar. In 1931, the parish had a population of 160 resid ...

but the population reducing to 1,011 in 453 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the

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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 Squirrel's Drey. There are active book clubs and a bus service. There is a new primary school and a separate community centre in the former primary school. St Mary's Church is a Grade I listed building. Edmund Nelson was curate and subsequently rector of Sporle; Susannah, the oldest sister of

Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British flag officer in the Royal Navy. His inspirational leadership, grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics brought abo ...

, was born here on 12 June 1755.

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Civil parishes in Norfolk Breckland District {{Norfolk-geo-stub