Sculthorpe, Norfolk
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{{Infobox UK place
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.84205|0.81379|display=inline,title}}
| os_grid_reference = TF896308
| official_name = Sculthorpe
| population = 751
| population_ref = (2011)
| area_total_km2 = 8.52
| static_image_name = UK Sculthorpe.jpg
| static_image_width =
| static_image_caption = Signpost in Sculthorpe
| shire_district = North Norfolk
| shire_county = Norfolk
| region = East of England
| civil_parish = Sculthorpe
| constituency_westminster =
| postcode_district = NR21
| postcode_area = NR
| post_town = FAKENHAM
| dial_code =
| london_distance =
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Sculthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is some {{convert|4|km|abbr=on}} north-west of Fakenham and {{convert|5|km|abbr=on}} south-east of South Creake.
The village's name means 'Skuli's outlying farm/settlement'.
File:Sculthorpe Mill.jpgThe civil parish has an area of {{convert|8.52|km2|abbr=on}} and in 2001 had a population of 744 in 312 households, the population increasing to 751 at the 2011 census.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128266&c=NR21+9HX&d=16&e=62&g=6449817&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1441291943185&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=3 September 2015}} For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls |date=2017-02-11 }}. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
The former water mill, about a mile south of the parish church, is now a pub and restaurant, but some of the workings remain visible.{{fact|date=May 2021}}
The large airfield of RAF Sculthorpe lies immediately to the west of the village.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090514060323/http://www.hawkandowl.org/SculthorpeHome/SculthorpeHome.htm Sculthorpe Moor Community Nature Reserve] lies to the south of the village in Turf Moor Road
The Village also has a second pub called The Sculthorpe Aviator.
Notes
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http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Sculthorpe
External links
- {{cite web |title=Sculthorpe village website |url=https://sculthorpevillage.wordpress.com/ |access-date=6 August 2019}}
{{Commons category-inline|Sculthorpe, Norfolk}}
{{Civil Parishes of North Norfolk}}
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Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk
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