Thurne

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Village in Norfolk, England

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::summary Village in Norfolk, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
country	England
coordinates
os_grid_reference	TG402158
official_name	Thurne
population	212
population_ref	(2011)
area_total_km2	2.69
static_image_name	Thurne Dyke Wind Pump.jpg
static_image_caption	Thurne Dyke windpump
shire_district	Great Yarmouth
shire_county	Norfolk
region	East of England
civil_parish	Thurne
constituency_westminster	Great Yarmouth
postcode_district	NR29
postcode_area	NR
post_town	GREAT YARMOUTH
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Thurne is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located on the River Thurne in The Broads, some 18 km west of the town of Great Yarmouth and 20 km east of the city of Norwich.

The village's name means 'Thorn-bush'.

The civil parish has an area of 2.69 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of 116 in 54 households and at the 2011 Census, including Ashby with Oby, had a population of 212 in 94 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.

The village lies at the end of Thurne Dyke, a popular mooring, not least because of Thurne windpump, which became known locally as Morse's Mill, after Bob Morse who purchased it to prevent it from being sold for scrap. It is a popular object for photography, after being painted white. There is a second windpump across the river, the St Benet's Level windpump.

St Edmund's Church is a Grade II* listed building.

Thurne is also home to the well-respected sailing club Theta, which has been accommodated here for over half a century and is part of the village's character. Free moorings are available for three boats at Thurne mouth. From there, it is a short walk to the village, with a large pub, the Lion Inn, and a small shop.

The Weavers' Way, a long-distance footpath, runs through the village.

Thurne in 1954 is featured in film held by the Cinema Museum in London. Ref HM0568.

Notes

References

Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. {{ISBN. 0-319-23769-9.
"Key to English Place-names".
"Civil Parish population 2011". Office for National Statistics.
Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). ''[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] {{webarchive. link. (2017-02-11 ''. Retrieved 2 December 2005.)
[http://www.windmillworld.com/mills/bobmorse.htm Bob Morse (1924–2007)] windmillworld.com
{{National Heritage List for England
[http://www.lib.uea.ac.uk/lib/libinf/find/archives/pritchard/ppchronology.htm 1945 Theta Sailing Club] Retrieved 30 November 2007
"Cinema Museum Home Movie Database.xlsx".

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