Thornham Parva
Parish in Mid Suffolk, Suffolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.313, 1.086 |
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| OS grid ref: | TM 10 72 |
| Dialling code: | 01379 (Diss) |
Thornham Parva is a very small, quietly rural settlement in the district of Mid Suffolk, in the county of Suffolk, England. It sits beside its slightly larger neighbour Thornham Magna amid the rolling arable countryside typical of East Anglia, with a handful of traditional red‑brick and flint buildings and working farmland forming the local economy.
Despite its size, the village has an outsized historic and cultural claim to fame: the little Church of St Mary houses the remarkable Thornham Parva Retable, a rare and important 15th‑century painted altarpiece that draws visitors and conservators. Social life is modest and village‑centred, with activities often linked to the church and neighbouring communities, and the area is popular with walkers and anyone seeking the tranquillity of the Suffolk landscape.
Postcode districts covering Thornham Parva
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Norwich 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Thetford 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Sudbury 24.3 miles39 km
- Stowmarket 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Beccles 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Woodbridge 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Kesgrave 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Diss 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Attleborough 14 miles22.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Mellis Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Thornham Magna Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Yaxley Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Braiseworth Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Stoke Ash Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Gislingham Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Burgate Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Thrandeston Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Wickham Skeith Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Brome Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Eye Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Thorndon Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Thornham Parva
IP23 8ET, IP23 8EU, IP23 8ES, IP23 8EX, IP23 8EY
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 26.4 miles42.5 km
- Stansted Airport 46.7 miles75.1 km
- Diss Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Elmswell Railway Station 9 miles14.4 km
Hotels near Thornham Parva Ad
- The Oaksmere 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 3 miles4.8 km
- The Scole Hotel 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 4.4 miles7.1 km
Local points of interest
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Sibton Abbey Historic site 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Portman Road Stadium 18 miles29 km
- Suffolk College University 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Cocksfield Hall Historic site 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Sutton Hoo Archaeological site 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 18.8 miles30.2 km