Freethorpe

Freethorpe

Freethorpe All Saints
Freethorpe
Freethorpe shown within Norfolk
Area 9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population 906 
 Density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
OS grid reference TG409054
Civil parish
  • Freethorpe
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR13
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England

Freethorpe is a 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.

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). The headteacher is Chris Aitkens. At the end of every year, the leaving Year 6's put on a performance of 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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