Harpley

Harpley

Harpley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 12 miles north-east of King’s Lynn. The village is on the south side of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. There is an Anglican church, a primary school (which celebrates it's centenery in 2008), and a gastro-pub. Two shops and a Post Office used to operate in the village, but have closed. A Methodist chapel in Nethergate Street has been converted into a private dwelling.

Parish Church

The parish church is called St Lawrence and has a 14th-century tower. Several French aristacrats are buried in the graveyard, after escaping the French Revolution.

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