Thornham, Norfolk

Village in Norfolk, England

Human settlement in England

Thornham, Norfolk

District

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Shire county

Norfolk

Region

East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townHUNSTANTONPostcode districtPE36PoliceNorfolkFire Norfolk Ambulance East of England

List of places: UK; England; Norfolk

52°57′36″N 0°34′43″E / 52.95997°N 0.57864°E / 52.95997; 0.57864

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]}

Notes

^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
^ "Key to English Place-names". Key to English Place-names. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ "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 Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
^ Historic England. "Church of All Saints (Grade I) (1342296)". National Heritage List for England.