![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/St_Mary_the_Virgin%252C_Shouldham_Thorpe%252C_Norfolk_-_geograph.org.uk_-_321470.jpg/640px-St_Mary_the_Virgin%252C_Shouldham_Thorpe%252C_Norfolk_-_geograph.org.uk_-_321470.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Shouldham Thorpe
Human settlement in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Quick Facts Area, Population ...
Shouldham Thorpe | |
---|---|
![]() St Mary the Virgin, 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 |
Civil parish |
|
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KING'S LYNN |
Postcode district | PE33 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
52.645°N 0.455°E / 52.645; 0.455 |
Close
The villages name means 'Shouldham's outlying farm/settlement'. Shouldham meaning 'homestead/village with an obligation'.