Thurlton is a small village in

South Norfolk South Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Long Stratton. The population of the Local Authority District was 124,012 as taken at the 2011 Census. History The district was formed on 1 April 197 ...

, located 14 miles (22 km) south-east of the city of

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, and 9 miles (15 km) west of the

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include L ...

coastal town of

Lowestoft Lowestoft ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . As the most easterly UK settlement, it is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and so ...

. The villages name means 'Thorferth's farm/settlement'. Great Goliath Mill - geograph

Thurlton is on the edge of the

Broadland Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. The population of the local authority district taken at the 2011 Census was 124,646. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew. In 2013, Broadland ...

marshes to the south of the

River Yare The River Yare is a river in the English county of Norfolk. In its lower reaches it is one of the principal navigable waterways of The Broads and connects with the rest of the network. The river rises south of Dereham to the west to the villa ...

, and is bordered by Norton Subcourse to the west of the river. The population of the parish at the 2001 census was 720,Parish Profile
, South Norfolk District Council. Retrieved 2010-12-18. increasing to 779 at the 2011 Census. The area around the village is mainly agricultural.Thurlton Parish Council
Retrieved 2010-12-18. Wind turbine at Thurlton Primary School - geograph

Wind turbine at Thurlton Primary School - geograph

Thurlton is home to the Great Goliath Mill, a brick built windmill. The village has basic amenities, including a pub, shop and post office. Thurlton Primary School has about 100 pupils,Thurlton Primary School profile
Norfolk County Council. Retrieved 2010-12-19. including a ‘ classroom of the future’ extension, complete with a

wind turbine A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy. Hundreds of thousands of large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, now generate over 650 gigawatts of power, with 60 GW added each year. W ...

.South Norfolk Design Awards 2004
, South Norfolk District Council, 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2010-12-19Classrooms of the future
Norfolk County Council. Retrieved 2010-12-19

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south east to

Aldeby Aldeby is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is bounded to the south by the River Waveney, on the other side of which is Suffolk. The village is about five miles (8 km) by road from Beccles. History The name Ald ...

with a total population of 2,726.

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Villages in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk {{Norfolk-geo-stub

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