Thornham
Parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.949, 0.582 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 73 42 |
| Population: | 496 |
| Dialling code: | 01485 (Hunstanton) |
Thornham is a small coastal parish and village in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, in Norfolk, England. It sits on the North Norfolk coast within the Norfolk Coast AONB, tucked behind shingle banks and dunes with salt marshes and open views towards The Wash and the nearby nature reserve of Scolt Head Island.
The village has a long maritime character - historically linked with a small harbour and the kind of coastal trade and smuggling stories typical of the area - but today’s economy leans on tourism, holiday cottages, small-scale fishing and surrounding agriculture. Its mix of thatched cottages, a village pub and quiet footpaths makes Thornham popular with birdwatchers and walkers, while a small resident community swells in the summer with visitors enjoying the wildlife and shoreline.
Postcode districts covering Thornham
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 14.6 miles
- Skegness 17.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Thornham Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Choseley Parish 1.4 miles
- Titchwell Parish 1.7 miles
- Ringstead Built-up area 2 miles
- Holme next the Sea Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Brancaster Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Old Hunstanton Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Sedgeford Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Docking Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Hunstanton Built-up area 4 miles
- Brancaster Staithe Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Fring Parish 4.5 miles
Example postcodes in Thornham
PE36 6NL, PE36 6NY, PE36 6NW, PE36 6NE, PE36 6NJ, PE36 6PA, PE36 5LJ, PE36 5FD, PE36 6JZ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 34.8 miles
- Stansted Airport 75 miles
- King's Lynn Railway Station 15.4 miles
- Skegness Railway Station 16.9 miles
Hotels in Thornham Ad
Local points of interest
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 5.3 miles
- Snettisham Beach Beach 8 miles
- Sandringham House Estate 8.7 miles
- Holkham Meals Forest 9.1 miles
- Wells Harbour Harbour 11.2 miles
- The Bink Hill 11.9 miles
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 14.4 miles
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 15.8 miles