Thorpe Market
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Thorpe Market is a village in the English county of Norfolk.[2] The village is 4.4 miles south of Cromer, and 20.5 miles north of Norwich. The nearest railway station is at Gunton on the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International. The village straddles the A149 road from King's Lynn to Great Yarmouth. The village's name means 'Outlying farm/settlement with a market'.[3]
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Thorpe Market | |
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St Margaret, Thorpe Market | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
Population | 289 (parish, 2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG240361 |
• London | 135 miles |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR11 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
52.8751°N 1.3285°E / 52.8751; 1.3285 |
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