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Thursford

Thursford is a village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, eastern England. The village is 16.3 miles southwest of Cromer, 24.5 miles northwest of Norwich and 121 miles northeast of London.

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Place details

Locality: North Norfolk
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom

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Key facts

UK place.official_name: Thursford
UK place.country: England
UK place.region: East of England
UK place.shire_district: North Norfolk
UK place.shire_county: Norfolk
UK place.civil_parish: Thursford
UK place.static_image: Thursford.jpg
UK place.static_image_width: 240px
UK place.static_image_caption: Thursford village green
UK place.population: 205
UK place.population_ref: (2011 census)
UK place.area_total_km2: 6.02
UK place.os_grid_reference

Wikidata facts

Instance of: civil parish
Country: United Kingdom
Located in: North Norfolk
Population: +205
Area: +6.02
Image: Thursford.jpg

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Thursford is a village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, eastern England. The village is 16.3 miles southwest of Cromer, 24.5 miles northwest of Norwich and 121 miles northeast of London.

The village lies 6.9 miles northwest of the nearby town of Fakenham. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The village once had its own Thursford railway station which is now closed. It is a proposed stop on the Norfolk Orbital Railway. The village's name means 'Giant ford' or 'demon ford'.