Thurlton Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Thurlton
Coordinates:52.5287°N 1.5635°W
Os Grid Reference:TM418982
Population:779
Population Ref:(2011)
Area Total Km2:5.22
Shire District:South Norfolk
Shire County:Norfolk
Region:East of England
Post Town:NORWICH
Postcode District:NR14
Postcode Area:NR
Dial Code:01508
Website:http://eoe.xarg.co.uk/thurlton/
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Static Image Caption:Church of All Saints, Thurlton

Thurlton is a small village in South Norfolk, located 14 miles (22 km) south-east of the city of Norwich, and 9 miles (15 km) west of the Suffolk coastal town of Lowestoft.

The villages name means 'Thorferth's farm/settlement'.[1]

Thurlton is on the edge of the Broadland marshes to the south of the River Yare, and is bordered by Norton Subcourse to the west of the river. The population of the parish at the 2001 census was 720,[2] increasing to 779 at the 2011 Census.[3] The area around the village is mainly agricultural.[4]

Thurlton is home to the Great Goliath Mill, a brick built windmill.[5] The village has basic amenities, including a pub, shop and post office. Thurlton Primary School has about 100 pupils,[6] including a ‘classroom of the future’ extension, complete with a wind turbine.[7] [8]

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Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south east to Aldeby with a total population of 2,726.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Key to English Place-names.
  2. http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/thurlton_parish.asp Parish Profile
  3. Web site: Parish population 2011. 10 September 2015.
  4. http://www.eastinvolve.net/thurlton/ Thurlton Parish Council
  5. Web site: Thurlton towermill. 29 June 2009.
  6. http://www.esinet.norfolk.gov.uk/schoolfinder/schoolinfo.asp?Dfes=2162 Thurlton Primary School profile
  7. http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/planning/271.asp South Norfolk Design Awards 2004
  8. http://schools.norfolk.gov.uk/index.cfm?s=1&m=1043&p=702,index Classrooms of the future
  9. Web site: Parish population 2011. 10 September 2015.