Thornham

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Thornham is a village in Norfolk

Other current and historical names

Tornham

Built-Up Area: Thornham
Parish/Community: Thornham
District/Borough: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°57'35"N 0°34'46"E
Eastings/Northings: 573358, 343378
OS Grid: TF733433
Mapcode Local: GBR P2S.HB4
Mapcode Global: WHKP8.WV3T

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Thornham within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Thornham in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Thornham, coast par. and vil., Norfolk, 4 miles E. of Hunstanton, 2934 ac. (780 water), pop. 653; P.O.; near vil. is Thornham Hall, seat.

Thornham in the Domesday Book

A village in Smethdon hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop Almer of Elmham
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Thetford
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Bishop of Thetford
- Taxable Value: 4 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £14 in 1066; £16 in 1086
- Households: 21 villagers; 5 smallholders; 16 freemen
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 3 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 14 acres
- Mills: 1
- Animals in 1086: 2 cattle; 2 cobs

British Place Names

Thornham, Norfolk

Thornham is a village in Norfolk

Thornham in historic gazetteers

Thornham in the Domesday Book