Thornham | |
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![]() Village sign in Thornham | |
Location within Norfolk | |
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 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HUNSTANTON |
Postcode district | PE36 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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 village's name means 'Thorn-tree homestead/village'. [2]
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. [3] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. [4]
The Church of England parish church, dedicated to All Saints, is a Grade I listed building. [5] HMS Thornham, a Ham class minesweeper, was named after the village. The ship's bell hangs in All Saints' Church.[ citation needed ]
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