The American Hostel

The American Hostel is a memorial in Thetford, Breckland District, England. The American Hostel is situated nearby to the tourism office Leaping Hare, as well as near the church Saint Giles.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include King’s House and Church of St Cuthbert.

King’s House

Town hall

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

King’s House is a town hall.

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. Thetford Guildhall is situated 550 feet southeast of The American Hostel.

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 The American Hostel.

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 The American Hostel.

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 The American Hostel.

The American Hostel

Type: Memorial
Inscription: “This building was used as a recreation centre by the Servicemen of the many American Army and Airforce units who were stationed around Thetford during World War 2”
Category: historic site
Location: Thetford, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.41407° or 52° 24′ 51″ north

Longitude

0.74882° or 0° 44′ 56″ east

Open location code

9F42CP7X+JG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6722837844

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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