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Cockley Cley
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Cockley Cley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Cockley Cley is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south-west of Swaffham and 27 miles (43 km) west of Norwich.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Cockley Cley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Cockley Cley is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south-west of Swaffham and 27 miles (43 km) west of Norwich.
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Official information
St Mary's Chapel is a medieval church dating back to the early 12th century, now disused and converted into a house. It features elements from various periods, including a 13th-century lancet window and a lead coffin dated 1126, which was moved to the chapel before 1994.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breckland Forest SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breckland Farmland SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cockley Cley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Cockley Cley is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south-west of Swaffham and 27 miles (43 km) west of Norwich.
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Background
History
The village's name is first recorded in 1086 simply as Cleia (also Claia) meaning "clay, clayey soil". "Cockley" first appears in the placename in 1324 when the village is recorded as Cocklikleye, and the origin of this element is less clear. It may derive from the Old English for "hill shrouded in trees". Alternatively, "Cockley" may derive from Middle English cocklayk "place where cocks display to attract a mate", from Old English *cocca-lēah "cocks' wood", or be a manorial affix from a rare family name possibly originating in the West Riding of Yorkshire or Suffolk. Cockley Cley is the site of significant defensive infrastructure built during the Second World War, including a rare…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6067, 0.6455
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Parish
- Cockley Cley
- Postcode
- PE37 8AL
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Official site
- www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk
Sources
- wikipedia: Cockley Cley (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cockley Cley?
- Cockley Cley is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode PE37 8AL), in the parish of Cockley Cley.
- What is Cockley Cley?
- Cockley Cley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Cockley Cley is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south-west of Swaffham and 27 miles (43 km) west of Norwich.
- How do I get to Cockley Cley?
- Drivers can use postcode PE37 8AL.
- Is Cockley Cley a protected site?
- Yes — Cockley Cley is part of the Breckland Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Breckland Farmland SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Cockley Cley?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE37 8AL. It sits within the South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency.