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Coordinates: 52°33′56″N 1°21′01″E / 52.56552°N 1.35031°E / 52.56552; 1.35031

Poringland
Poringland All Saints
Poringland  Poringland shown within Norfolk
Area	6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi)
Population	3,261
- Density	516 /km2 (1,340 /sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG271016
Civil parish	Poringland
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR14
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Poringland is a village in the constituency of South Norfolk, England. It covers an area of 6.32 km² (2.44 sq mi) and had a population of 3,261 in 1,403 households as of the 2001 census.^[1]

It was also known as East Poringland and Great Poringland, and was part of the ancient district of Henstead. The place-name 'Poringland' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as 'Porringhelanda', the meaning of which is uncertain. Some believe the name derives from 'Poor spring land', because it has poor soil. It lies 5 miles south of Norwich city centre and a further 6 miles away from Bungay. The population of Poringland has rapidly grown in the past 50 years from 500 people.^[2] This village contains many public services such as 2 pubs which are both run by local man Greg Lochhead, a supermarket, estate agents, takeaways, a restaurant and various shops.

The church of Poringland All Saints is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

The village sign, which stands close to the church and the village pond, depicts the artist John Crome, founder of the Norwich School of artists, working on his famous painting 'The Poringland Oak'. Cromes Oak Close in the village is named after the artist. Many of Crome's paintings are available to view at the Norwich Castle Museum. The original of the Poringland Oak hangs in Room 7 at Tate Britain.

The village of Framingham Earl which borders Poringland, contains the local High School. The River Chet (Norfolk) rises in Poringland.

The German writer W.G. Sebald lived in Poringland until his death in a car crash in 2001. A former Norwich City and Scotland international footballer also live in the village of Poringland. Ronan Parke, runner-up of Britain's Got Talent in 2011, also resides in the village.

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XtraTime - After school club, Poringland

• Website with photos of Poringland All Saints, a round-tower church
• Poringland Primary School
• Poringland Parish Council
• Poringland Playgroup

External links [link]

Media related to Poringland at Wikimedia Commons

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