Shouldham Thorpe
Shouldham Thorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi) and had a population of 157 in 66 households at the 2001 census,[1] the population increasing to 165 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It contains a church (St Mary the Virgin) also in picture.
| Shouldham Thorpe | |
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 St Mary the Virgin, Shouldham Thorpe | |
  Shouldham Thorpe Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Population | 165 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF661080 |
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| District | |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE33 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
The villages name means 'Shouldham's outlying farm/settlement'. Shouldham meaning 'homestead/village with an obligation'.
Notes
- Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes Archived 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Shouldham%20Thorpe http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Shouldham
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