Felthorpe

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,[2] increasing to a population of 745 in 297 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.

Felthorpe

St Margaret's church
Felthorpe
Location within Norfolk
Area8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population745 (2011)[1]
• Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG169182
Civil parish
  • Felthorpe
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR10
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

The parish church of St Margaret, restored in 1878, dates from the 14th century and is a grade II* listed building.[3]

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. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. Historic England. "PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARGARET (1051539)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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