Thompson
Thompson is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 9.20 km2 and including Tottington had a population of 341 in 147 households at the 2001 census, increasing to 343 in 155 households at the 2011 Census.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wayland Wood and Thompson Water.
Wayland Wood
Nature reserve
Wayland Wood is a 31.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near to Watton in Norfolk, England. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and it is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.
Thompson Water
Lake
Thompson Water, Carr and Common is a 154.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Thetford in Norfolk, England. Most of it is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust as Thompson Common.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watton and Ovington.
Watton
Town
Photo: Deben Dave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Watton is a market town in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about 25 miles west-southwest of Norwich and 15 miles northeast of Thetford. The annual Wayland Agricultural Show in its west is one of the oldest one-day such shows in England. Watton is situated 2½ miles north of Thompson.
Ovington
Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ovington is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 6.44 km2 and had a population of 239 in 92 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 256 in 101 households at the 2011 Census. Ovington is situated 3½ miles north of Thompson.
Thompson
- Type: Locality
- Location: Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.5373° or 52° 32′ 14″ northLongitude
0.8349° or 0° 50′ 6″ eastElevation
151 feet (46 metres)Open location code
9F42GRPM+WWGeoNames ID
7301859
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