Sloley is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is north-north-east of Norwich, south-south-east of Cromer and northeast of London. The village lies south of the town of North Walsham. Worstead railway station, on the Bittern Line between Cromer and Norwich, is about from the centre of the village. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The parish had a population of 257 at the 2011 Census. The civil parish of Sloley has an area of and includes the small village of Frankfort. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. Description The parish of Sloley lies in the northwest of the county of Norfolk. It is bounded on the southeast with the parish of Tunstead, whilst to the west lies the parish of Scottow. The northern boundary is with the parishes of Westwick and Worstead. The northeast corner is crossed north to south by the Bittern railway line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. Dissecting the parish east to west is New Barn lane, which follows the route of an old Roman road<ref>Through Bawdeswell runs an important Roman road. . Retrieved April 10, 2009.</ref> that was an extension to the Fen Causeway and is thought to be a major east–west route which continued to Smallburgh, and possibly continued to Caister or an important port since eroded by the sea. The name Sloley comes from the 7th-century Old English for "sla" meaning "sloe", plus "leah", a wood or clearing; hence, "leah where sloes grew". The Domesday Book Sloley has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it, its population, land ownership and productive resources were extensively detailed. In the survey Sloley is recorded by the name of Slaleia''. The abbot of Holme, Ralph de Beaufour and Reynald Fitzlvo are recorded as the main tenants. The survey also lists is a church. Notable buildings and structures The parish church of Saint Bartholomew The parish church of Saint Bartholomew is located to the south-east of the village. The church tower is offset to the north of the main body of the church, the result of rebuilding and extensions built on to this church in the 14th and 15th centuries. The north aisle has been constructed on what was the site of the original Norman church in the 15th century. The arcades and clerestory were built in the