Pentney is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, located about 8 miles (13 km) south east of King's Lynn placing it about halfway between King's Lynn and Swaffham on the A47 road. It covers an area of 10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi) and had a population of 387 in 184 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 544 at the 2011 Census.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is in the valley of the River Nar, a tributary of the River Great Ouse.
Pentney village sign in the midst of a rare springtime snowfall during 2008
The remains of the gatehouse at the old Augustinian Priory in Pentney
The wayside cross that marked the route between the church of St Mary Magdalene in the village to the old Augustinian Priory
The church of St Mary Magdalene in Pentney
The A47 is a major trunk road in England linking Birmingham to Lowestoft, Suffolk, maintained and operated by National Highways. Most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton is now classified as the B4114. From Peterborough eastwards, it is a trunk road.
Sentinel by Tim Tolkien near the wartime Spitfire factory at Castle Bromwich
The A47 in Normandy Way, Hinckley
Humberstone Gate in Leicester (ex-A47)
Uppingham Road shops
