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Population
  
779 (2011)

Region
  
Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Area
  
5.22 km²

Shire county
  
Dialling code
  
01508

OS grid reference
  
TM418982

Country
  
Post town
  
NORWICH

Local time
  
Friday 1:29 PM

District
  
Thurlton

Weather
  
17°C, Wind SW at 27 km/h, 62% Humidity

The village should not be confused with Thurton which is 6 miles (9½ km) to the west.

Contents

Map of Thurlton, UK

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.

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, increasing to 779 at the 2011 Census The area around the village is mainly agricultural

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

Governance

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

References

Thurlton Wikipedia


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