Sporle with Palgrave


Sporle with Palgrave is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
It covers an area of and had a population of 1,038 in 442 households at the 2001 census, including East Lexham but the population reducing to 1,011 in 453 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland.

The village

The village has a church, St Mary's, and is also served by a village shop and a pub called The Squirrel's Drey. There are active book clubs and a bus service. There is a new primary school and a separate community centre in the former primary school.
Susannah Nelson, the oldest sister of Horatio Nelson, the distinguished military hero, was born here in June 1755.