Freethorpe

Freethorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, about 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Great Yarmouth. It covers an area of 9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi) and had a population of 906 in 363 households at the 2001 census.[1] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland.

Freethorpe

Freethorpe All Saints
Freethorpe
Location within Norfolk
Area9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population906 
 Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG409054
Civil parish
  • Freethorpe
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR13
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

Its church, All Saints, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

School

Freethorpe Community Primary School, is the local school, which teaches Reception to Year 6 (Ages 4–11). They are currently without a head teacher. At the end of every year, the leaving Year 6's put on a performance of a well-known play/story.

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.

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