Thornham, Norfolk

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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 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.[1]

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.[2]

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

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
  2. ^ 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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Coordinates: 52.95997° N 0.57864° E