Thetford

Thetford is a town of 24,000 people in Norfolk, England. Thetford contains the ruins of Thetford Castle and Thetford Priory, which was closed during the Reformation.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thetford railway station and Charles Burrell Museum.

Thetford railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.

Thetford railway station is on the Breckland line in the east of England, serving the market town of Thetford, Norfolk. The line runs between Cambridge in the west and Norwich in the east.

The Charles Burrell Museum is a museum in Thetford in Norfolk, England, dedicated to steam power and steam transport. The museum opened in 1991 in the former Paint Shop of Charles Burrell & Sons, which is grade II listed, on Minstergate in Thetford.

Ancient House Museum

Museum

Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santon Downham and Elveden.

Santon Downham

Hamlet

Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Santon Downham is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005 it had a population of 240. The village is located within Thetford Forest on a meander of the River Little Ouse on the Norfolk-Suffolk border. Thetford is 4 miles southeast and the nearest railway station is in Brandon 2 miles west. Santon Downham is situated 3 miles northwest of Thetford.

Elveden

Hamlet

Photo: Geoff Pick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Elveden is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005 it had a population of 270. The village is bypassed by the A11 between Cambridge and Norwich, which ran through the centre of the village prior to 2014. Elveden is situated 3½ miles southwest of Thetford.

Thetford

Type: Locality
Location: Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

52.4294° or 52° 25′ 46″ north

Longitude

0.723° or 0° 43′ 23″ east

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

Open location code

9F42CPHF+Q5

GeoNames ID

7299381

This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Thetford from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Thetford”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Newtown and Croxton.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Thetford Red Castle and Thetford Priory.

Norfolk: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Norwich, Great Yarmouth, King’s Lynn, and Norfolk Broads.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.