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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
Area	9.51 km2 (3.67 sq mi)
Population	906
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG409054
Civil parish	Freethorpe
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR13
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Broadland
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.59299°N 1.55621°E / 52.59299; 1.55621

The villages name means 'Fraethi's outlying farm/settlement' or perhaps, 'refuge outlying farm/settlement', ie., a place offering protection or refuge.

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

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Freethorpe

External links

Media related to Freethorpe at Wikimedia Commons

• All Saints on the European Round Tower Churches Website

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