Thorpe Market

Thorpe Market
St Margaret, Thorpe Market
Thorpe Market is located in Norfolk
Thorpe Market
Thorpe Market
Location within Norfolk
Area5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population289 (parish, 2011 census)[1]
• Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG240361
• London135 miles
Civil parish
  • Thorpe Market
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR11
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°52′30″N 1°19′43″E / 52.8751°N 1.3285°E / 52.8751; 1.3285

Thorpe Market is a village in the English county of Norfolk.[2] The village is located 4.4 miles south of Cromer and 20.5 miles north of Norwich. The village's name means 'Outlying farm/settlement with a market'.[3]

The parish church

The parish church of Thorpe Market is called St Margaret's. The present church was built in 1796 on the site of an older mediaeval church. This later church was one of the first Gothic Revival buildings to be erected in the county of Norfolk and was built on the instructions of the first Lord Suffield.

The church has an unusual colour scheme inside, having pink walls and a blue plaster ceiling. Most of the furnishings are from the late 19th century. There are two screens.[4][5] The church is part of the Ten Parishes which are overseen by the Trunch team ministry.

Transport

The nearest railway station is at Gunton on the Bittern Line, which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. Greater Anglia operates generally two-hourly services in both directions.[6]

The village straddles the A149 road, which links King's Lynn with Great Yarmouth.

The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

References

  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  2. ^ Ordnance Survey, Explorer Sheet 252, Norfolk Coast East, ISBN 978-0-319-46726-8
  3. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk.
  4. ^ "Church of St. Margaret, Thorpe Market - 1049786". Historic England. 30 October 1902. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Search the List - Find listed buildings, monuments, battlefields and more". Historic England. 30 October 1902. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Timetables". Greater Anglia. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

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