Thornham, Norfolk

Thornham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the north Norfolk coast some 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-east of the seaside resort of Hunstanton, 30 km (19 mi) north of the town of King's Lynn and 70 km (43 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich.[1]

Thornham Village Map Norfolk Coast 2020

Thornham

Village sign in Thornham
Thornham
Location within Norfolk
Area13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population496 (2011)
• Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF 733 434
Civil parish
  • Thornham, Norfolk
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHUNSTANTON
Postcode districtPE36
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

The civil parish has an area of 13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 478 in 249 households, including Titchwell and increasing to 496 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[3]

HMS Thornham, a Ham class minesweeper, was named after the village. The ship's bell hangs in All Saints' Church.

Notable landmarks
  • All Saints' Church, Thornham
  • Thornham Manor
  • The Methodist Chapel Thornham
  • Thornham Hall, Thornham

Notes
  1. Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
  2. "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

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