- Thurne
Thurne is a small
village andcivil parish in the Englishcounty ofNorfolk . It is located on theRiver Thurne inThe Broads , some 18 km west of the town ofGreat Yarmouth and 20 km east of the city ofNorwich . [Ordnance Survey (2005). "OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads". ISBN 0-319-23769-9.]The civil parish has an area of 2.69 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 116 in 54 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. [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 .]The village lies at the end of Thurne Dyke, a popular mooring, not least because of Thurne
windpump , which became known locally as Morse's Mill, after the late Bob Morse, [ [http://www.windmillworld.com/mills/bobmorse.htm] http://www.windmillworld.com/mills/bobmorse.htm] who purchased it to prevent it from being sold for scrap. Painted white it is a popular object forphotography . There is a second windpump across the river, the St Benet's Level windpump.Thurne is also home to the well-respected sailing club Theta, [ [http://www.lib.uea.ac.uk/lib/libinf/find/archives/pritchard/ppchronology.htm 1945 Theta Sailing Club] Retrieved
November 30 ,2007 ] which has been accommodated here for over half a century and is now part of the village's character. Free moorings are available for three boats at Thurne mouth. From there it is a short walk to the village, with a large pub, the "Lion Inn", and a small shop.The
Weaver's Way , along-distance footpath , runs through the village.References
External links
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* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/t/thurne/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Thurne.
* [http://www.ramblersgifts.com Ramblers Gift Shop] The gift shop from Thurne.
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