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.
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Felthorpe Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 8.70 km2 (3.36 sq mi) |
Population | 745 (2011)[1] |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG169182 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR10 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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The villages name means 'Faela's outlying farm/settlement'.
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.
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