Scarning | |
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Village | |
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Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 14.13 km2 (5.46 sq mi) |
Population | 2,906 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 206/km2 (530/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF954122 |
• London | c. 100 miles (161 km) |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DEREHAM |
Postcode district | NR19 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Scarning is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 14.13 km2 (5.46 sq mi) and had a population of 2,932 in 1,092 households at the 2001 census,[2] which eased at the 2011 Census to 2,906 in the same number of households. For local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. It lies two miles (3.2 km) west of Dereham and 17 miles (27 km) west of Norwich, on the old turnpike road between Dereham and Swaffham.