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Salle
Salle Cricket ground - geograph.org.uk - 1132660.jpg
Salle church, behind the cricket ground
Salle is located in Norfolk
Salle
Salle
Area 8.21 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population 50 
• Density 6/km2 (16/sq mi)
OS grid reference TG109248
Civil parish
  • Salle
District
  • Broadland
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR10
Dialling code 01603
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament
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52°46′48″N 1°07′34″E / 52.78°N 1.126°E / 52.78; 1.126

Salle ( SAWL) is a small village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south is the market town of Reepham.

The name, pronounced Saul, derives from "Sallow Wood" — sallow referring to willow in Norfolk dialect. It is sometimes written, now archaically, Sall.

The civil parish has an area of 8.21 square kilometres (3.17 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 50 in 21 households.

Salle is celebrated for its fine, huge late medieval church, which retains the lower part of its rood screen.

The Salle Park Estate owns much of the village and surrounding agricultural land.

St Peter and St Paul's Church

The church, which dates from the first part of the 15th century, is an exceptionally complete Perpendicular building. It is huge for the size of the village - several lords of local manors, including the Boleyn family, vied with each other to fund the building of the church. There are many brasses, including to members of the Boleyn family.

The church retains some of its medieval stained glass in the east window and in the south transept south window. The font has a very tall Perpendicular canopy.

St Peter and St Paul's church was never collegiate, so it is peculiar that it has twenty six 15th century misericords. These are placed 13 on each side of the choir.

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Images for kids

  • EDP Best Kept Village 1999 Plaque

    Best Kept Village competition commemorative plaque

  • Salle church norfolk

    View showing the belfry timbers, the font cover and general view east

  • Salle norfolk view west from sanctuary

    View west from sanctuary, showing misericords

  • Salle church tower

    The fine Perpendicular-style tower, 130 feet tall

  • The church of SS Peter and Paul, Salle, Norfolk - C15 baptismal font - geograph.org.uk - 871515

    Font cover and crane

  • The church of SS Peter and Paul, Salle, Norfolk - C15 pulpit - geograph.org.uk - 871497

    15th-century pulpit

  • The church of SS Peter and Paul, Salle, Norfolk - roof detail - geograph.org.uk - 871494

    Roof detail

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