Thorpe St Andrew | |
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![]() The church of St. Andrew, at Thorpe St Andrew Church. In front of the Victorian building are the ruins of the medieval church destroyed by fire in the nineteenth century | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi) |
Population | 14,556 (2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 2,065/km2 (5,350/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG263094 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR7 |
Dialling code | 01603 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Thorpe St Andrew is a town and civil parish in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Yare, two miles east of the centre of Norwich, and is outside the boundary of the city. The civil parish has an area of 708 ha (1,750 acres) and had a population of 14,556 at the 2011 census;[1] this was an increase from the 2001 figure of 13,762.[2] It is the administrative headquarters of the Broadland district council.