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were added to the buildings. The school has a playground with a small grass playing area with climbing equipment, built with funds raised by the children and parents. This area was surrounded by security fencing in 2004. The school also has the use of a large playing field across the road. There is also an ongoing adult education programme in the village, including a computer club at the school.
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region of France. The school building was erected in 1879 and is a traditional flint-and-brick
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railway cuts through the western section of the parish. The landscape of the parish is largely arable farmland made up of low hills and valleys; the soil is light and very sandy and the subsoil gravel. The parish contains the village of
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begins at a junction with the A149 within the parish. The name Northrepps is derived from the
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1285:Itteringham
1240:Hindringham
1210:Helhoughton
1205:Happisburgh
1175:Fulmodeston
1140:East Ruston
1045:Barton Turf
1020:Ashmanhaugh
832:1 September
666:rood screen
607:Old Summers
592:The Foundry
582:manor house
574:Gunton Hall
507:Old English
445:Description
431:2001 census
368: /
1689:Northrepps
1683:Categories
1570:Walsingham
1545:Trimingham
1520:Tattersett
1515:Tatterford
1460:Southrepps
1455:Smallburgh
1440:Sidestrand
1435:Sheringham
1425:Sculthorpe
1370:Overstrand
1360:Northrepps
1355:Neatishead
1310:Lessingham
1165:Felmingham
1070:Briningham
781:References
671:George III
486:Paston Way
471:Southrepps
459:Sidestrand
451:Overstrand
423:Sheringham
407:Kings Lynn
383:Northrepps
353:52°54′07″N
143:Northrepps
89:Population
63:Northrepps
24:Northrepps
1668:Breckland
1653:Broadland
1595:Weybourne
1540:Thursford
1415:Salthouse
1380:Plumstead
1350:Mundesley
1215:Hempstead
1195:Gunthorpe
1180:Gimingham
1150:Erpingham
1145:Edgefield
1105:Calthorpe
1085:Brumstead
1025:Aylmerton
1015:Antingham
768:Frogshall
763:River Mun
679:Charles I
601:Smuggling
537:Norhrepes
518:Frogshall
495:Frogshall
356:1°20′17″E
290:Ambulance
230:Post town
130:136 miles
1638:See also
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1600:Wickmere
1590:Westwick
1555:Tunstead
1535:Thurning
1525:Thornage
1500:Swafield
1485:Suffield
1475:Stiffkey
1470:Stibbard
1400:Roughton
1335:Matlaske
1280:Ingworth
1225:Hickling
1200:Hanworth
1160:Felbrigg
1155:Fakenham
1095:Catfield
1060:Blakeney
752:See also
578:Hanworth
541:Norrepes
467:Roughton
463:Felbrigg
435:district
417:for the
152:District
116:TG245395
1615:Wiveton
1605:Wighton
1565:Walcott
1490:Sustead
1465:Stalham
1445:Skeyton
1420:Scottow
1410:Ryburgh
1395:Raynham
1345:Morston
1305:Langham
1300:Knapton
1290:Kelling
1270:Hoveton
1260:Horning
1245:Holkham
1220:Hempton
1190:Gresham
1080:Briston
1075:Brinton
1040:Barsham
685:Gallery
662:chancel
629:Aveyron
627:in the
549:pannage
527:History
399:Norwich
391:Norfolk
342:Norfolk
337:England
283:Norfolk
271:Norfolk
212:England
206:Country
178:Norfolk
124:•
99:Density
97:•
71:Norfolk
1610:Witton
1575:Warham
1550:Trunch
1495:Sutton
1450:Sloley
1405:Runton
1375:Paston
1330:Ludham
1275:Ingham
1265:Horsey
1255:Honing
1130:Dunton
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1120:Cromer
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266:Police
234:CROMER
188:Region
126:London
1480:Stody
1110:Colby
511:repel
509:word
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