Cockthorpe, Norfolk

Cockthorpe

All Saints Church, Cockthorpe.
Cockthorpe
 Cockthorpe shown within Norfolk
Population 273 (parish, 2001 census)
OS grid referenceTG982422
Civil parishBinham
DistrictNorth Norfolk
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town HOLT
Postcode district NR23
Dialling code 01328
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentNorth Norfolk
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Coordinates: 52°56′N 0°56′E / 52.94°N 0.94°E / 52.94; 0.94

Cockthorpe is a hamlet within the civil parish of Binham, in the English county of Norfolk.[1] It is 5.2 miles (8.4 km) north-west of Holt, 28.9 miles (46.5 km) north-west of Norwich and 127 miles (204 km) north of London.

The hamlet is close to the North Norfolk coast and the villages of Stiffkey, Blakeney and Morston. The hamlet has a small church which is called All Saints and has a 14th-century tower. The church is now disused.

The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

Notable residents

References

  1. Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central ISBN 0-319-21887-2.
  2. Memoirs of Sir Cloudesley Shovel, Knt. Rear-Admiral of England, Etc. From Lives of the Admirals by John Campbell, Publ. 1744.
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