Thurne
| Thurne | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 Thurne Windmill | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG402158 |
| Location: | 52°41’12"N, 1°33’9"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 212 (2011) |
| Post town: | Great Yarmouth |
| Postcode: | NR29 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Great Yarmouth |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Great Yarmouth |
Thurne is a small village in Norfolk, sitting beside the River Thurne in the Norfolk Broads, some eleven miles west of Great Yarmouth and twelve miles east of the county's one city, Norwich. Thurne Dyke, a short lode running off the River Thurne and through the village, is a popular mooring.
The village's name means 'Thorn-bush'.[1]
The 2011 Census recorded Thurne and neighbouring Ashby and Oby together with a population of 212 in 94 households.
Parish church
The parish church, St Edmund's, is a Grade II* listed building.[2]
About the village
The village pub is the Lion Inn. There is also one small shop.
By Thurne Dyke stands Thurne Windmill, a windpump, which has became known locally as 'Morse's Mill', after Robert Morse[3] who bought the windmill it to prevent its being sold for scrap. The windmill is a popular object for photography, after being painted white. There is a second windpump across the river, the St Benet's Level windpump.
Sport and leisure
- Sailing:
- Theta,[4] a sailing club which has been accommodated here for over half a century
- Free moorings are available for three boats at Thurne mouth, a short walk from the village
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.[5]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Thurne) |
References
- ↑ "Key to English Place-names". http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Thurne.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1304567: Church of St Edmund (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ Bob Morse (1924–2007) windmillworld.com
- ↑ 1945 Theta Sailing Club Retrieved 30 November 2007
- ↑ "Cinema Museum Home Movie Database.xlsx" (in en-US). https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OJqSWnOFAn6RJ24jtwb21Z4Hv5svJjbp/edit?usp=embed_facebook.