Shouldham Thorpe Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.645°N 0.455°W
Os Grid Reference:TF661080
Official Name:Shouldham Thorpe
Population:165
Area Total Km2:5.87
Region:East of England
Civil Parish:Shouldham Thorpe
Postcode District:PE33
Postcode Area:PE
Post Town:KING'S LYNN
Static Image:St Mary the Virgin, Shouldham Thorpe, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 321470.jpg
Static Image Width:140px
Static Image Caption:St Mary the Virgin, Shouldham Thorpe

Shouldham Thorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of 5.87km2 and had a population of 157 in 66 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population increasing to 165 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It contains a church (St Mary the Virgin) also in picture.

The villages name means 'Shouldham's outlying farm/settlement'.Shouldham meaning 'homestead/village with an obligation'.

Notes

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Shouldham%20Thorpehttp://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Shouldham

Notes and References

  1. 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
  2. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 29 August 2015.