Thurne
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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 Script error: No such module "convert". west of the town of Great Yarmouth and Script error: No such module "convert". east of the city of Norwich.[1]
The village's name means 'Thorn-bush'.[2]
The civil parish has an area of Script error: No such module "convert". 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.[3] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.[4]
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[5] 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.[6]
Thurne is also home to the well-respected sailing club Theta,[7] 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.[8]
Notes
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- ↑ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads. Template:ISBN.
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- ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
- ↑ Bob Morse (1924–2007) windmillworld.com
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- ↑ 1945 Theta Sailing Club Retrieved 30 November 2007
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External links
- Script error: No such module "Ordnance Survey coordinates". for Thurne.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Thurne.