Thursford
Parish in North Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.869, 0.948 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 98 34 |
| Dialling code: | 01328 (Fakenham) |
The small rural parish of Thursford sits in the district of North Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England, a few miles from the market towns of Fakenham and Holt. It occupies gently rolling arable countryside typical of inland North Norfolk, with a compact village core, an historic parish church and a scattering of farms and cottages that give it a quiet, agricultural character.
Thursford is best known beyond the locality for the Thursford Collection, a noteworthy museum of steam engines, fairground and theatre organs, and for the annual Christmas Spectacular that draws large audiences and brings welcome tourist trade to the area. That juxtaposition of traditional farming life with a nationally popular visitor attraction shapes the local economy and community rhythms, keeping village life small-scale but lively at key times of year.
Postcode districts covering Thursford
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 20.9 miles33.7 km
- King's Lynn 23.3 miles37.4 km
- North Walsham 18.7 miles30 km
- Attleborough 24.8 miles40 km
Neighbouring places
- Thursford Green Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Hindringham Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Fulmodeston Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Little Snoring Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Gunthorpe Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Great Snoring Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Swanton Novers Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Kettlestone Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Priory Ward 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Briningham Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Binham Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Brinton Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Thursford
NR21 0RX, NR21 0BJ, NR21 0BZ, NR21 0PB, NR21 0BS, NR21 0PD, NR21 0BN, NR21 0BE, NR21 0BQ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Stansted Airport 74.3 miles119.6 km
- County School Railway Station 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Holt NNR Railway Station 7.6 miles12.2 km
Hotels near Thursford Ad
- Black Lion Hotel 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Kings Head 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Sculthorpe Mill 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Victoria 4 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Manor Coastal Hotel & Inn, Blakeney, Norfolk 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Harper 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Pheasant Hotel, Holt, Norfolk 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- The Feathers Holt 6.4 miles10.3 km
- The Red Lion at Stiffkey 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The White Horse Blakeney 6.7 miles10.7 km
Local points of interest
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 5 miles8.1 km
- The Bink Hill 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Wells Harbour Harbour 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Holkham Meals Forest 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Weybourne Beach Beach 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Sheringham Beach Beach 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Gunton Estate 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Sandringham House Estate 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 19 miles30.5 km
- Saham Wood Forest 19 miles30.6 km