Thornham, Norfolk

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 km north-east of the seaside resort of Hunstanton, 30 km north of the town of King's Lynn and 70 km north-west of the city of Norwich.Ordnance Survey (2002). "OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West". ISBN 0-319-21886-4.]

The civil parish has an area of 13.47 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 478 in 249 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ". Retrieved December 2, 2005.]

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

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*oscoor|TF733434_region:GB_scale:100000|Map sources for Thornham.
* [http://www.burnhammarket.com/gallery/c2.html Photographs of Thornham]
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/t/thornham/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Thornham.
* [http://www.norfolkcoast.co.uk/location_norfolk/vp_thornham.htm Information from NorfolkCoast.co.uk] on Thornham.
* [http://www.saxonshorebenefice.fsnet.co.uk/thornham.htm All Saints' Church]


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