Shouldham Thorpe is a village and
civil parish
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in the
English county
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of
Norfolk
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.
It covers an area of and had a population of 157 in 66 households at the
2001 census, the population increasing to 165 at the 2011 Census.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the
district
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of
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 147,451.
History
The district w ...
. It contains a church (St Mary the Virgin) also in picture.
The villages name means 'Shouldham's outlying farm/settlement'.
Shouldham meaning 'homestead/village with an obligation'.
Notes
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Shouldham%20Thorpe
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Shouldham
External links
Villages in Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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