Harling, Norfolk

Harling is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 23.19 km² (8.95 sq mi) and had a population of 2,201 in 932 households at the 2001 census,^[2] reducing to a population of 2,142 in 941 households at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

Harling
Harling Location within Norfolk
Area	23.19 km2 (8.95 sq mi)
Population	2,142 (2011 census)[1]
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TL993865
Civil parish	Harling
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR16
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.44011°N 0.93076°E / 52.44011; 0.93076

The principal settlement in the parish is the village of East Harling, other settlements include Harling Road centred on Harling Road railway station (actually in Roudham and Larling parish), Middle Harling and West Harling.

Henry Nicholas Ridley, the botanist, geologist and naturalist who was instrumental in promoting rubber trees in the Malay Peninsula, was born in the village of West Harling.