Visit Thornage Places

Welcome to Visit Thornage Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Thornage

  

Thornage Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Thornage

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Thornage history

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The villages name means ‘thorn-tree park’ Thornage has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. The main land holder is Bishop William. The survey also lists 3 mills.

The Iron Foundry

In the 19th century there was a brass and iron foundry in the village. The foundry was run by John Mann, and later by his nephew, Alfred Abram, and is depicted on the village sign.

Thornage Hall

Thornage Hall is a former grange of the Bishops of Norwich. The hall was built c. 1482 by Bishop Goldwall of Norwich and given to Sir William Butts by Henry VIII. In 1988 a 17th-century sewer tunnel was rediscovered.

Thornage Watermill

The watermill is located to the north east of the village and stands on the river Glaven whose course was altered to enable construction of the mill on a site able to hold the mill dam without flooding the surrounding area. A watermill was first recorded on this site in the Domesday Book; in the 13th century it was known as Feldmille.

You can visit Thornage places with Walkfo Thornage to hear history at Thornage’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Thornage has 16 places to visit in our interactive Thornage map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Thornage, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Thornage places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Thornage & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Thornage places in an interactive Thornage map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Thornage Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Thornage historic spots	Thornage tourist destinations	Thornage plaques	Thornage geographic features
Walkfo Thornage tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Thornage

  

Best Thornage places to visit

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Thornage has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Thornage’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Thornage’s information audio spots:

Letheringsett Brewery watermill The watermill of 1784 was housed within the maltings and brewery complex founded and run by John Brereton of Letheringsett Hall from before 1721. Much of this complex still stands on the south side of the A148 Cromer to King’s Lynn road, which bisects the village on an east–west axis.

St Lawrence Parish Church, Hunworth St Lawrence Parish Church is a Grade II* listed building in the village of Hunworth in Norfolk. The church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence who was martyred in 258 AD.

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