Poringland

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Poringland is a village in the district of South Norfolk, England. It lies 5 miles south of Norwich city centre and 10 miles north of Bungay. Its population has rapidly grown in the past 50 years. It covers an area of 6.32 km² and had a population of 3,261 living in 1,403 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 3,802 at the 2011 Census. ()

Alternative names: Population: 5.1 thous.Area: 2.44 mi²Coordinates: 52°34'13"N, 1°20'54"E

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Poringland – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carrow Road, Whitlingham Marsh, The Playbarn, Danby Wood.

3.9 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Carrow Road, Norwich
101 min walk • Carrow Road is an association football stadium located in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and is the home of Premier League side Norwich City. The stadium is located toward the east of the city, near Norwich railway station and the River Wensum. Norwich City FC originally played at Newmarket Road before moving to The Nest.
3.5 miN
Park
Whitlingham Marsh, Norwich
90 min walk • Whitlingham Marsh is a 15.5-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Norwich in Norfolk. It is owned by South Norfolk District Council and managed by the Whitlingham Charitable Trust and the Broads Authority.
0.8 miSW
52°33'40"N • 1°20'15"E
The Playbarn, Norwich
21 min walk • Amusement, Amusement park, Game and entertainment center
3.8 miNW
Park, Nature and wildlife
Danby Wood, Norwich
97 min walk • Danby Wood is a 3.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Norwich in Norfolk. It is owned and managed by Norwich City Council. This semi-natural wood on a former chalk mine has many hills, hollows and banks. Broadleaved trees include oaks, limes, sycamores and two walnuts.
3.8 miN
Park
Thorpe Marshes, Norwich
97 min walk • Thorpe Marshes is a 25-hectare nature reserve east of Norwich in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. This site has a lake called St Andrew's Broad, which hosts waterbirds such as great crested grebes, cormorants, tufted ducks, gadwalls and grey herons.
4.2 miN
Cemetery
Rosary Cemetery, Norwich
107 min walk • Rosary Cemetery was the first non-denominational burial ground in the United Kingdom. Its entrance lies on Rosary Road in Norwich, Norfolk.
3.7 miNW
Monastery
Carrow Abbey, Norwich
94 min walk • Carrow Abbey is a former Benedictine priory in Bracondale, southeast Norwich, England. The village on the site used to be called Carrow and gives its name to Carrow Road, the football ground of Norwich F.C. located just metres to the north.
4.1 miNW
Church
St Etheldreda's Church, Norwich
105 min walk • St Etheldreda's Church, Norwich is a Grade I listed redundant parish church in the Church of England in Norwich.
2.7 miE
Church
St John the Baptist's Church
70 min walk • St John the Baptist's Church is a redundant Anglican church standing to the south of the village of Hellington, Norfolk, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
4 miNW
Park
Marston Marsh, Norwich
103 min walk • Marston Marsh is a Local Nature Reserve in southwest Norwich, Norfolk, England.
3.7 miN
Bridge
Trowse Bridge, Norwich
95 min walk • Trowse Bridge is a single-track railway bridge which carries the Great Eastern Main Line over the River Wensum just outside Norwich in England at grid reference TG245076.