Thornham, Norfolk

Thornham
Thornham
	Signpost in Thornham
Area	13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population	496 (2011)
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF 733 434
Civil parish	Thornham, Norfolk;
District	King's Lynn and West Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HUNSTANTON
Postcode district	PE36
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
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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]

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

Notes

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

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[osexp250-1] Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.

[2] "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 August 2015.

[osnncc-3] Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

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