Butten Island

Butten Island is an islet in Thetford, Breckland District, England. Butten Island is situated nearby to the locality Nuns‘ Bridges, as well as near Castle Meadow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thetford Guildhall and Dad’s Army Museum.

Thetford Guildhall

Town hall

Photo: Adrian S Pye, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Thetford Guildhall is a municipal structure in the Market Place in Thetford, Norfolk, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Thetford Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

Dad’s Army Museum

Museum

Photo: Jack1956, CC0.

The Dad's Army Museum is a museum located in Cage Lane in Thetford in Norfolk, England, dedicated to the BBC comedy series Dad's Army. Many of the outdoor locations were filmed in the local area.

King’s House

Town hall

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

King’s House is a town hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barnham and Euston.

Barnham

Village

Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barnham is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of the English county of Suffolk about 3 miles south of Thetford and 9 miles north of Bury St Edmunds on the A134. Barnham is situated 2½ miles south of Butten Island.

Euston

Village

Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Euston is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, on the A1088 two miles south of Thetford. Euston is situated 3 miles southeast of Butten Island.

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 Butten Island.

Butten Island

Type: Islet
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Thetford, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.41247° or 52° 24′ 45″ north

Longitude

0.74715° or 0° 44′ 50″ east

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

9F42CP6W+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1466974520

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13286097

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