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Kelling (also known as Lower Kelling) is a village and a civil parish

Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
in the English

England

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying Counties of England in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south....
. The village is 10.1 miles west of Cromer

Cromer

Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish in the north of the England county of Norfolk. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters are in Holt Road in the town....
, 26 miles north of Norwich

Norwich

Norwich , is a city status in the United Kingdom in Norfolk, East Anglia which is in Eastern England. It is the regional administrative centre and county city of Norfolk....
and 130 miles north-east of London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
. The village straddles the A149 Coast road

A149 road

The A149 is an A roads in Great Britain road, and one of the most scenic roads in Norfolk. It links the maritime towns of Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth, mainly hugging the North Norfolk coastline, and cuts through the The Broads....
between Kings Lynn and Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, 20 miles east of Norwich....
. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham

Sheringham railway station

Sheringham railway station is a timber halt in the town of Sheringham in the England county of Norfolk. The station is the terminus of the Bittern Line, operated by National Express East Anglia, and is 49 km north of Norwich railway station....
for the Bittern Line

Bittern Line

|}The Bittern Line is a railway line from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham in Norfolk, England. It is one of the most scenic in the East of England traversing the Norfolk Broads on its route to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the North Norfolk Coast....
which runs between Sheringham

Sheringham

Sheringham is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, located west of Cromer.Historically, the parish of Sheringham comprised the two villages of Upper Sheringham, a farming community, and Lower Sheringham, which combined farming with fishing....
, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport

Norwich International Airport

Norwich International Airport , also known as Norwich Airport, is an airport north of the city centre of Norwich, Norfolk on the edge of the city's suburbs....
. The village lies within the Norfolk Coast AONB

Norfolk Coast AONB

The Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty covers over 450 km2 of coastal and agricultural land from the The Wash in the west through coastal marshes and cliffs to Winterton Dunes in the east....
(Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an area of Rural considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by the Countryside Agency on behalf of the United Kingdom government; the Countryside Council for Wales on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government; or the Norther...
) and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast.

Changes in government policy have discontinued management of coastal erosion

Coastal erosion

Coastal erosion is the wearing away of land or the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, Tide, wave currents, or drainage . Waves, generated by storms, wind, or fast moving motor craft, cause coastal erosion, which may take the form of long-term losses of sediment and Rock , or merely the temporary redistribution of coastal sed...
in North Norfolk.

ing is a small village (pop 170 in 2004), which had a reputation for smuggling.

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Kelling (also known as Lower Kelling) is a village and a civil parish

Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
in the English

England

Norfolk

Cromer

Norwich

London

A149 road

Great Yarmouth

Sheringham railway station

Bittern Line

Sheringham

Norwich International Airport

Norfolk Coast AONB

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Coastal erosion

Village amenities

Kelling is a small village (pop 170 in 2004), 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 era

The Victorian Era of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the period of Victoria of the United Kingdom reign from June 1837 to January 1901....
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

Kelling Heath

Kelling Heath is an area on the north Norfolk coast, which is an English Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.The that makes up Kelling Heath has beaches, salt and freshwater marshes, heaths, dunes and pinewoods, woodlands, stately homes and distinctive flint villages....
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

Weybourne

Weybourne is a fishing resort on the North Norfolk and has the postcode prefix of NR25. The village straddles the A149 road coast road and is three miles west of Sheringham, within the Norfolk Coast AONB....
and Salthouse

Salthouse

Salthouse is a village and a parish in the England county of Norfolk. It is situated on the salt marshes of North Norfolk. It is 3.8 miles north of Holt, Norfolk, 5.4 miles west of Sheringham and 26.3 miles north of Norwich....
was important as a strategic defence

British hardened field defences of World War II

British hardened field defences of World War II were small fortified structures constructed as a part of British anti-invasion preparations of World War II....
during the Second World War.

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Neighbouring villages

Weybourne
Weybourne

Weybourne is a fishing resort on the North Norfolk and has the postcode prefix of NR25. The village straddles the A149 road coast road and is three miles west of Sheringham, within the Norfolk Coast AONB....
Salthouse
Salthouse

Salthouse is a village and a parish in the England county of Norfolk. It is situated on the salt marshes of North Norfolk. It is 3.8 miles north of Holt, Norfolk, 5.4 miles west of Sheringham and 26.3 miles north of Norwich....
High Kelling
High Kelling

High Kelling is a village and civil parish in the north of the England county of Norfolk. The village is located on the A148 road which links Cromer to King's Lynn....
Cley next the Sea
Cley next the Sea

Cley next the Sea is a village on the River Glaven in Norfolk, England, 4 miles north-west of Holt, Norfolk and east of Blakeney, Norfolk. The main A149 road coast road runs through the centre of the village, causing congestion in the summer months due to the tight, narrow streets....
Wiveton
Wiveton

Wiveton is a village and civil parish in the England county of Norfolk. It is situated on the west bank of the River Glaven, 1 E3 m inland from the coast and directly across the river from the village of Cley next the Sea....

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