Felthorpe

Felthorpe

St Margaret's church
Felthorpe
 Felthorpe shown within Norfolk
Area  8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population 710 
    density  82/km2 (210/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG169182
Civil parishFelthorpe
DistrictBroadland
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR10
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°43′07″N 1°12′37″E / 52.718515°N 1.210384°E / 52.718515; 1.210384

Felthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi) and had a population of 710 in 287 households at the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.

The parish church of St Margaret, restored in 1878, dates from the 14th century and is a grade II* listed building. [2]

In 1966, Felthorpe was the location of the first crash of a Trident jet, in which all four people on board were killed.

Notes

  1. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. "Name: PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARGARET List entry Number: 1051539". English Heritage. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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