Thorpe Market
St Margaret, Thorpe Market
Thorpe Market Location within Norfolk
Area	5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population	289 (parish, 2011 census)[1]
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG240361
• London	135 miles
Civil parish	Thorpe Market
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR11
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°52′30″N 1°19′43″E / 52.8751°N 1.3285°E / 52.8751; 1.3285

Thorpe Market is a village in the English county of Norfolk.^[2] The village is 4.4 miles south of Cromer, and 20.5 miles north of Norwich. The nearest railway station is at Gunton on the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International. The village straddles the A149 road from King’s Lynn to Great Yarmouth. The village's name means 'Outlying farm/settlement with a market'.^[3]

The Parish Church

The parish church of Thorpe Market is called St Margaret’s. The present church was built in 1796 on the site of an older mediaeval church. This later church was one of the first Gothic Revival buildings to be erected in the county of Norfolk and was built on the instructions of the first Lord Suffield. The church has an unusual colour scheme inside having pink walls and a blue plaster ceiling. Most of the furnishings are from the late 19th century. There are two screens.^[4][5] The church is part of the ten parishes which are overseen by the Trunch team ministry.