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{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | country           = England
 | coordinates       = {{coord|52.68659|1.55256|display=inline,title}}
 | os_grid_reference = TG402158
 | official_name     = Thurne
 | population        = 212
 | population_ref    = (2011)
 | area_total_km2    = 2.69
 | static_image_name = Thurne Dyke Wind Pump.jpg
 | static_image_caption = Thurne Dyke windpump
 | shire_district    = [[Great Yarmouth (borough)|Great Yarmouth]]
 | shire_county      = [[Norfolk]]
 | region            = East of England
 | civil_parish      = Thurne
 | constituency_westminster = [[Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Yarmouth]]
 | postcode_district = NR29
 | postcode_area     = NR
 | post_town         = GREAT YARMOUTH
 | dial_code         = 
 | london_distance   = 
}}
[[File:Thurne St Edmund's church - geograph.org.uk - 2198953.jpg|thumb|St Edmund's Church, Thurne ]]
'''Thurne''' is a small village and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] [[county]] of [[Norfolk]]. It is located on the [[River Thurne]] in [[The Broads]], some {{convert|18|km|abbr=on}} west of the town of [[Great Yarmouth]] and {{convert|20|km|abbr=on}} east of the city of [[Norwich]].<ref>Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. {{ISBN|0-319-23769-9}}.</ref>

The village's name means 'Thorn-bush'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Thurne|title = Key to English Place-names}}</ref>

The civil parish has an area of {{convert|2.69|km2|abbr=on}} and in the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]] had a population of 116 in 54 households and at the 2011 Census, including [[Ashby with Oby]], had a population of 212 in 94 households.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11129667&c=Thurne&d=16&e=62&g=6449010&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1469617903234&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdate=27 July 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics|work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>   For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Great Yarmouth (borough)|Great Yarmouth]].<ref>Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). ''[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls |date=2017-02-11 }}''. Retrieved 2 December 2005.</ref>

The village lies at the end of Thurne Dyke, a popular mooring, not least because of Thurne [[windpump]], which became known locally as Morse's Mill, after Bob Morse<ref>[http://www.windmillworld.com/mills/bobmorse.htm Bob Morse (1924&ndash;2007)] windmillworld.com</ref> who purchased it to prevent it from being sold for scrap. It is a popular object for [[photography]], after being painted white. There is a second windpump across the river, the St Benet's Level windpump.

St Edmund's Church is a Grade II* listed building.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1304567|desc=Church of St Edmund|grade=II*}}</ref>

Thurne is also home to the well-respected sailing club Theta,<ref>[http://www.lib.uea.ac.uk/lib/libinf/find/archives/pritchard/ppchronology.htm 1945 Theta Sailing Club] Retrieved 30 November 2007</ref> which has been accommodated here for over half a century and is part of the village's character. Free moorings are available for three boats at Thurne mouth. From there, it is a short walk to the village, with a large pub, the ''Lion Inn'',  and a small shop.

The [[Weavers' Way]], a [[long-distance footpath]], runs through the village.

Thurne in 1954 is featured in film held by the [[Cinema Museum, London|Cinema Museum]] in London. Ref HM0568.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cinema Museum Home Movie Database.xlsx |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OJqSWnOFAn6RJ24jtwb21Z4Hv5svJjbp/edit?usp=embed_facebook |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Google Docs |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==External links==
{{Commons category|Thurne}}
{{oscoor gbx|TG402158}}.
*[http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/t/thurne/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Thurne.

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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
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