Sculthorpe, Norfolk

Sculthorpe
Sculthorpe
	Signpost in Sculthorpe
	Sculthorpe Location within Norfolk
Area	8.52 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Population	751 (2011)
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF896308
Civil parish	Sculthorpe;
District	North Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FAKENHAM
Postcode district	NR21
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°50′31″N 0°48′50″E / 52.84205°N 0.81379°E

Sculthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some 4 km (2.5 mi) north-west of Fakenham and 5 km (3.1 mi) south-east of South Creake.

The civil parish has an area of 8.52 km² (3.29 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 744 in 312 households, the population increasing to 751 at the 2011 census.^[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.^[2]

The former water mill, located about a mile south of the parish church, is now a pub and restaurant, but some of the workings remain visible.

The large airfield of RAF Sculthorpe lies immediately to the west of the village.

Sculthorpe Moor Community Nature Reserve lies to the south of the village in Turf Moor Road

Notes

^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.
^ 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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[1] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 3 September 2015.

[2] 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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