Thurlton

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Thulton is a small village in South Norfolk, which is situated some 30 km south-east of the city of Norwich, and only 10 km west of the Suffolk town of Lowestoft.

Thurlton is on the edge of the marshes to the south of the River Yare, and is bordered by Norton Subcorse to the west of the river.The area to the North, Low Thurlton, remains largely agricultural while the main village is largely a residential area. The population is around eight hundred and includes over two hundred children and young people under the age of nineteen.

Thurlton Primary School has a roll of around 100 pupils and has the new ‘classroom of the future’ extension, built with consideration of energy conservation and is complete with a wind turbine. Thurlton also has a shop and Post Office, village hall, playing field and bowls green.

Coordinates: 52°32′N 1°34′E