Thorpe St Andrew
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Thorpe St Andrew is a suburb of Norwich in Norfolk, England. It is situated about two miles east of the city centre, and outside the city boundary. It constitutes a civil parish which had a population of 13,762 according to the 2001 census, and is the administrative headquarters of the Broadland district council.
Parts of the original village can still be seen along the Yarmouth Road leading out of Norwich. Features here include St Andrews Parish Church, the former parish infants school, the Rivergarden Public House and the multi-gabled Buck Public House.
In recent years, Thorpe St. Andrew has expanded eastwards in the shape of the Dussindale housing development.
Thorpe St Andrew is also the home of Thorpe Players amateur dramatics group who meet and perform at the Roxley Hall (on Thorpe Road).
Thorpe St Andrew has also just become the home for Norwichs' new radio station: 99.9FM Radio Norwich, the studios are based near Thorpe River Green and the station started broadcasting on the 29th June 2006.
[edit] Thorpe St. Andrew the town?
It was announced on the 4 June 2006 that Thorpe St Andrew parish council would take a vote to decide whether to declare itself a town. This is likely to occur by 2007.
